Introduce a Minister of Mental Wellbeing for Young Adults
Introduce a Minister, with their own team and department, focused on the mental wellbeing of young adults in the UK, decreasing indices such as suicide and self-harm rates, and increasing the overall optimism amongst the youth of this country.
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Introduce a Minister of Mental Wellbeing for Young Adults
Introduce a Minister, with their own team and department, focused on the mental wellbeing of young adults in the UK, decreasing indices such as suicide and self-harm rates, and increasing the overall optimism amongst the youth of this country.
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Mental health service failures affecting young people
Bereaved family member describes inadequate mental health support leading to young person's death, highlighting systemic failures in mental health services.
Increase funding for mental health services like counselling
The government to give more money to services such as counselling to help people going through mental health problems
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A family member reports the loss of an 18-year-old to suicide and expresses concerns about inadequate mental health service support for young people.
Fund and Implement a 24/7 National Mental Health Crisis Response Service
Fund and implement a 24/7 national mental health crisis response service, integrated into the 999 system, so that people experiencing mental health crises are attended by trained crisis professionals rather than police or ambulance services where there is no immediate physical danger.