This post is something I believe strongly in, if you agree please sign the petition. I'm pretty sure you can sign it even if you live outside of the UK! Thankyou :)
You may or may not know that David Cameron (Prime Minister of the UK) is looking to cut the funds to CAMHS by £50 million.
If you don't know what CAMHS is, it stands for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services and is a service which provides support for young people with mental health issues. It's a nationwide service ran by the UK which is in desperate need of help.
My personal experience of CAMHS isn't the best (I plan on doing a post in the future about it in more detail) and I can agree that CAMHS really needs more money being put into the service, rather than money being taken out. Even though the service may not be 100% effective, it's something to help people and the UK really lacks in mental health support any way.
With the government cutting funds going into CAMHS, this obviously causes bigger problems. If people aren't getting the help they need at the time, this can lead to bigger problems which can have worse consequences.
These cuts could effect anyone you know, and even yourself. Would you like it if in the future your son/daughter couldn't access the help they need if they have a mental health problem?
Thankyou for taking the time to read
Izzy
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