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LGA - Councils respond to Education Committee report on mental health of looked-after children
LGA Community Wellbeing spokeswoman, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, responds to the House of Commons Education Select Committee report on the mental health and well-being of looked-after children.
"We recognise that improvements urgently need to be made to the mental health services available to all children, in particular those in care.
"Early intervention is key, and it is not right for any child to have to wait a long time for treatment.
"However, to provide the level of support required, we need a joint approach with every organisation involved in a young person's life, such as schools, carers and health services, as well as councils.
"The Government's Future in Mind programme emphasises the importance of joint working and we support its aspiration to improve our children and young people's mental health and wellbeing.
"But this vision needs to be backed with proper funding, which at the moment is around just 6 per cent of the NHS mental health budget and 0.7 per cent of its overall budget. Clearly more investment is needed if we are to deliver the mental health support our children and young people need and deserve."
View related information: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/education-committee/news-parliament-2015/mental-health-children-report-published-15-16/
