A joint statement from the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) states that “we are deeply disappointed that there was no commitment to bring forward a Mental Health Bill to reform the Mental Health Act”.
The speech, which was delivered by King Charles III on Tuesday (7 November), made no mention of plans to tackle increased mental health issues among young people.
Alluding to long waiting lists for the majority of NHS services, Charles said the government would work with NHS England to deliver “its plans to cut waiting lists and transform the long-term workforce of the National Health Service”.
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