Speak up for young people’s mental health services

1 in 5 young people are struggling with their mental health.

Numbers are higher than ever before, yet a lack of government investment in young people’s mental health has led to overstretched services and increasingly long wait lists. Currently over half a million young people in England are waiting to access the support they need to recover and thrive in life.

We’re calling on the UK government to improve mental health support for young people to help transform their lives. Add your name below to support our recommendations.

We’re also collecting ideas for positive changes that you’d like to see in your local area. We’ll use your ideas to support our campaign and tailor our message to MPs with ideas from you, their constituents.

What is Mind recommending?

The UK government has an opportunity to turn the tide on the next generation’s mental health. We need a strong, clear offer of support to transform young people’s lives.

The UK government has already said they want to improve early intervention to prevent young people reaching crisis point. In their election manifesto, Labour committed to deliver open access, drop-in Young Futures hubs in every local community. They have also committed to expanding Mental Health Support Teams in schools to 100% coverage by 2029. We are pleased the UK government has made these pledges, but now these need to be put into action in the right way. And there is more that the UK government needs to do.

Mind urges the UK government to:

Make sure there is a Young Futures hub in every local authority area, so no young people miss out because of where they live
Make sure there is a plan and increased investment to set these hubs up, and ensure they are designed to suit the needs of young people
Make sure there is a plan to reduce wait times for young people’s mental health services and invest in specialist mental health services

You can take this action if you live in England and are at least 16 years old.

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