{"id":55357,"date":"2015-03-18T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T14:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=4ee5e8ac353c1f0de00f9217ea4c3e54"},"modified":"2015-03-18T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T14:41:17","slug":"press-release-deputy-pm-announces-billion-pound-boost-over-5-years-for-childrens-mental-health-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=55357","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Deputy PM announces billion pound boost over 5 years for children’s mental health services"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over a 5-year period, the money will help treat 110,000 more children and provide rapid access to mental health treatment for new mothers. <\/p>\n

With 3 children in every classroom having a diagnosed mental health condition, the Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the changes as \u201ca seismic shift to revolutionise children\u2019s mental healthcare\u201d. <\/p>\n

As part of the package, the first ever access and waiting time standards for children\u2019s mental health will be introduced and specialists in children\u2019s talking therapy will be available in every part of the country by 2018. The funding will also extend access to services for children under 5 and those with autism and learning disabilities.<\/p>\n

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said:<\/p>\n

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There would be an outcry if a child with diabetes was left to cope without support or treatment. But that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s been happening with young people\u2019s mental health services.<\/p>\n

I have heard, time and again, harrowing stories from young people and their families about how they suffered and their condition deteriorated waiting to get the right treatment for serious mental health problems.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I am determined to start a seismic shift to revolutionise children\u2019s mental healthcare and end this unacceptable injustice.<\/p>\n

By introducing access and waiting time standards and committing to talking therapies for children in every region, we are helping to build a fairer society where young people can get the right treatment and support they deserve to live a better life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb, said:<\/p>\n

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I am delighted with this investment in what is truly a ground-breaking moment for mental health. Mental illness can be devastating for young people and their families, and there is both a moral and an economic case for ensuring they get the best possible care at the right time.<\/p>\n

Last year, I appointed experts to advise on how we can fundamentally modernise children\u2019s mental health services \u2013 this funding will be an essential boost to the new proposals, which we will publish shortly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The funding announced will also ensure increased support and treatment for all women experiencing mental health issues during pregnancy or in the months after giving birth.<\/p>\n

This will include rapid access to inpatient mother and baby services close to home in cases where the mother is very ill, as well as care from specialist community perinatal mental health teams and access to community-based psychological therapy.<\/p>\n

Nick Clegg said:<\/p>\n

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One in 10 women experience mental health problems during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth but for far too long many have been subjected to a second-class mental health service.<\/p>\n

It is terrifying to think that in this day and age some new mothers are having to travel miles for treatment and others are even being separated from their newborn child. This has to stop.<\/p>\n

This funding will make sure they get the treatment and support they need so they in turn can give their children the best possible start in life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, said<\/p>\n

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Today our campaign for NHS mental health services gets an important boost. This much needed investment will kick-start a multi-year upgrade in care for younger people and their families. NHS nurses, therapist and doctors will use this funding to benefit families in every part of the country.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Funding for children\u2019s mental health<\/h2>\n

The funding will help children and young people with conditions like:<\/p>\n