Lords to examine mental health support for children and young people
Friday 15 July 2022
On Monday 18 July the House of Lords Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 will continue its inquiry examining whether the Children and Families Act 2014 is fit for purpose.
The Committee will explore the difficulties faced by children and young people in obtaining mental health support through the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
The public evidence sessions will take place at 3.15pm (BST) on Monday 18 July 2022 and can be viewed live on Parliament TV.
The committee will hear from:
3:15pm
- Kadra Abdinasir, Associate Director at Centre for Mental Health & Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition
- Dr Elaine Lockhart, Chair at the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Child and Adolescent Faculty
Likely question topics include:
- The current state of CAMHS and how to improve outcomes
- The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children and young people
- Prevention and early intervention for young people’s mental health
- Mental health problems facing children and young people in care and/ or those who have been adopted or left care under a special guardianship
- Consideration of the mental health of children and young people in policy making
- What a successful mental health system for children and young people would look like
