reform the Mental Health Act<\/a>\u202fhas also strengthened the rights of children and young people around their care and treatment.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\nThis government is building an NHS fit for the future, giving mental health the attention it deserves, creating the healthiest ever generation of children, and ensuring everyone receives the\u202fsupport\u202fthey need, closer to home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Connie\u00a0Muttock, Head of Policy at the Centre for Young Lives, said:\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Childhood is a crucial window where the right support can be transformational. Early Support Hubs can be a lifeline, providing accessible, youth-friendly community spaces meeting young people\u2019s needs holistically.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
The decision to extend funding for these vital services is welcome, and we very much hope this is the first part of a large and long-term package of support to match the scale of the mental health crisis young people are currently coping with alone.<\/p>\n
Gemma Byrne, Policy and Influencing Manager at\u202fMind, said: \u00a0<\/p>\n
We\u2019re\u00a0delighted to see the extension of funding for 24 early support hubs around the country.<\/p>\n
As children, young people and their families navigate long waiting lists, these hubs are a lifeline offering tailored support in the heart of local communities without needing a referral.<\/p>\n
We now need to see a national commitment to delivering a hub in every local authority area by 2035, to make sure every young person with a mental health problem can get the care they need before reaching crisis point.<\/p>\n
Andy Bell, Chief Executive, Centre for Mental Health, said:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s announcement to extend funding for 24 early support hubs for young people\u2019s mental health is a welcome step and will make a real difference. We have long called for a national rollout of hubs so that all children and young people can access\u00a0timely, community-based mental health support.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is vital that insights from this programme shape the Government\u2019s plans for Young Futures Hubs, informing how open-access mental health provision is delivered and sustained. As set out in the Government\u2019s manifesto, this must mean genuinely\u00a0open access, co-produced with young people, with mental health support available up to the age of 25.<\/p>\n
Cassandra Harrison, CEO of Youth Access said:\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
We welcome the Government\u2019s decision to extend funding for 24 early support hubs for another year.<\/p>\n
These hubs make a real difference to thousands of young people struggling with their mental health\u202fand wellbeing, providing vital, community-based support and advice that helps prevent problems from escalating and eases pressure on the NHS.<\/p>\n
It is now essential that there is a clear plan for the long-term sustainability and expansion of these hubs, ensuring that community-based support\u202fremains\u202fat the heart of the national approach to children and young people\u2019s mental health.<\/p>\n
Jack O\u2019Neill, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Influencing, The Children\u2019s Society said:\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
This will come as a relief to the thousands of young people who rely on early support\u202fwhen\u202fproblems\u202ffirst surface, before they escalate into crisis or cause lasting harm.<\/p>\n
\u202fThe extra year of funding provides vital breathing space as demand from young people continues to rise across the country. But this must be more than a stopgap. It is crucial that this work shapes the future of local services young people depend on. There is little sense in redesigning the system without securing and building on what we already know works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"10,000 extra\u00a0interventions to\u202fhelp young people facing mental health challenges. Delivers on 10 Year Health Plan commitment to extend…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213531,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[64,63,137,514,515],"class_list":["post-479730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}