Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Improve mental health services for young people (children and adolescents)
Closed
1,160 signatures
What the petition asks
CAMHS desperately require better funding so that the staffing, treatment and care problems can be improved.
By underfunding these services, the health and wellbeing of our young people is currently being put at tremendous risk.
By underfunding these services, the health and wellbeing of our young people is currently being put at tremendous risk.
10% of children and young people (aged 5-16 years) have a clinically diagnosable mental problem, yet 70% of children and adolescents who experience mental health problems have not had appropriate interventions at a sufficiently early age. CAMHS services currently struggle to accommodate appropriate intervention and treatment plans due to being understaffed and underfunded. Mental health is just as important as physical health and many young people suffer alone. We need to change this
Timeline
| 6 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Oct 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,160
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
6 Apr 2020
Closed
6 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.