Figures reveal GBP 1.77 billion mental health treatment deficit for children and young people

The only way to stem the tide of mental health problems among young people is to try to tackle the causes rather than do everything possible to increase the labor force. and the funds needed to meet the demand for treatment. The Birmingham Mental Health Policy Commission following its major investigation into the mental health of children and youth.

As the NHS is considering its plan for the next 10 years following the government's announcement of a £ 20 billion financing, the Commission calls on Prime Minister Theresa May to ensure that the New Independent Commission Report, Investing in a Resilient Generation, provides funding for new prevention policies and practices in childhood and adolescence to address the causes of poor mental health in the country.

the lack of funding and manpower – from psychiatrists to nurses – had to match the current demand for mental health services for young people p Commission states that the figures, produced on its behalf by NHS Benchmarking as part of his investigation, illustrate the need for a paradigm shift to invest in the mental resilience of the nation, starting early, supporting families, schools The report comes at a time when half of Mental health problems that occur throughout life show their first signs before the age of 15, and three quarters from here to 15 years. The report points out that access to appropriate mental health support and treatment is a lottery for young people and that by 2021, only one-third of young people in England facing mental health issues will likely access to support. Currently, only seven pence per pound spent by the NHS goes to the mental health of children and young people, while poor mental health costs the taxpayer about $ 105 billion a year.

The report's authors, which contain compelling evidence from a variety of contributors, including youth with mental health issues and health experts, advocate a two-pronged approach: maximizing youth resilience and minimizing the risks they face.

The report argues for funding and creating a 10-year Big Government Challenge focused on investing in a resilient generation – formed by Public Health England, Local Government and Innovate UK – to fill the gap in prevention and recognize that Professor Paul Burstow, former Minister of State at the Department of Health and Chair of the Commission on Mental Health Policy of the University of Birmingham, said : "We need to improve access to mental health. treatment and care of young people. But the magnitude of the workforce challenge makes it critical to take prevention seriously.

"There is already enough evidence of what works to increase resilience and reduce the risk of poor mental health in our youth. By tackling the causes of poor mental health, not just dealing with the consequences, it is possible to halve the number of people with mental health problems for life.

"Mental illness is the biggest burden of disease in the world. "The government's industrial strategy offers a model: bridging the gap in mental health prevention and investing in a resilient generation should become one of the government's priorities for research and development. Great Challenges.

"The future prosperity of the nation requires sustained investment in the nation's mental resilience: start early, support families, schools, workplaces and communities so that they are best at nurturing the next generation: a change in the entire system and ownership of the mental health and resilience agenda by national and local governments, agencies and non-statutory communities, because no one agency can achieve change alone necessary. "

Health England's Executive Director, Duncan Selbie, said:" Birmingham Mental Health Policy Commission presents clear and compelling argument for investment "

Former Cabinet Secretary, Lord Gus O Donnell, who wrote one of the foreword to the report, said: "While our growth rate is slowing, we are not able to protect health. Will be tax revenue growth, which means that we must invest in prevention now to make sure we can pay for the treatment that will be needed in the coming years. "The next generation are already facing a difficult time given the level of home prices and rents.To take care of their mental health, we must devote more resources to prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and reverse the bias treating physical illnesses as more important than mental illnesses. "

Paul Farmer" In recent years, we have seen an extraordinary shift in mental health awareness and understanding, and this is more than ever in the public agenda, but this new awareness of mental health exposes the lack of fundamental fundamentals that we need to solve a major health and social problem, which has been underfunded and ignored for many years. decades.

"Nowhere is this more apparent than in the more people go unaided, the more they will tend to demand t longer and more expensive treatments, losing their jobs, losing their potential or losing hope.

"We welcome this Commission, which presents a compelling argument for early investment so that future generations are better prepared for the challenges of life.

Sean Duggan, "We support the call launched by the Birmingham Mental Health Policy Commission for a commitment t The long-term plan of the NHS should include funding for prevention of mental illness in children and young people.

"With 2.3 million students in the UK presenting a significant risk of developing mental health problems, NHS services play a crucial role." A study commissioned by the NHS Confederation revealed that current mental health spending should probably double to absorb the number of people with mental health problems. "Although the mental health sector has benefited from one-time increases in NHS funding over the last five years Acute trusts have benefited from greater benefits as their incomes grow more and more – almost three times faster than mental health trusts.

"To have true parity, the mental health needs to get a bigger share of the NHS budget and we hope it will come true Dame Carol Black, Senior Policy Advisor on Work and Health has u Department of Health and Public Health of England, said: "Addressing mental health problems, protecting and promoting good mental health and well-being goes well beyond beyond health services. It gives responsibilities to almost everyone.

"These responsibilities to our fellow citizens are manifest at every stage of life, since childhood, there is no stage of life where we can neglect the negative influences on the mental health of children. people. 19659003] "These influences lie in the social and economic conditions of life, education, physical health and work.There is no place in society where we do not see opportunities and obligations to minimize these influences.It is the view shared by the many organizations that made the commitment made at the Concordat.Not only they recognize their different roles but, most importantly, they also declare their agreement to take the necessary steps.

"This Concordat took root in the West Midlands, in my opinion, it is an example of the kind of commitment that"

Commissioner Cynthia Joyce, MQ's executive director, and former executive director of MQ: Transforming Mental Health in the UK, said: "It has never been more clear that we need to change our approach to support young people. Good mental and physical health requires the attention and commitment of government, businesses and our communities to implement what we know to work and research to discover how we can do it. even better.

Jacqui Dyer, a partnership for the mental well-being of blacks, said: "It's an honor to present this groundbreaking report where our focus on prevention and early intervention, if put implemented to ensure diversity of experience The approach, including co-production, is particularly vital for communities where mental health outcomes are harder to sustain. "

Commission wants a change in the way prevention expenditures are taken into account to support investment, as well as the radical extension of the Concordat Public Health Prevention for better mental health.

It also calls for a new public health policy on the well-being of children and young people, as well as investments in big data research to better understand societal challenges and how it responds to them re, and reviews of government policies to prevent mental health problems due to inequities.

In the meantime, he also wants the local health and welfare councils or the combined authorities, supported by local public health authorities, to engage in a local dialogue with other agencies, schools and community groups about how they can work together to build a resilient generation in their region.

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