Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Edward Morello (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 10 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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Access to mental health support for children and young people

That this House is deeply concerned that nearly one million people are currently waiting for mental health services across the UK; notes with particular concern the impact on children and young people, including the 300 currently on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) caseload in West Dorset; further notes that CAMHS in that area is centralised in Dorchester, requiring families in Lyme Regis or Beaminster to make a 30-mile round trip, often without access to reliable public transport; is alarmed that a single care coordinator may be responsible for as many as 35 young people, and that there is no local access to trauma-informed support such as EMDR or art therapy; believes that no child should be left waiting over a year for vital mental health treatment; and urges the Government to address regional and rural disparities in service provision, increase funding for specialist staff and therapeutic interventions, and ensure that every child and young person has timely and local access to the mental health support they need.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1647 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Wera Hobhouse

Helen Morgan

Ayoub Khan

Vikki Slade

Helen Maguire

Subjects

Access Children Mental health services Young people

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk