Sarah Brennan, chief executive of YoungMinds, said the youth workforce receives too little training about mental health issues. "All staff need to be trained to support children in distress, understand normal child development and recognise signs of mental health problems," she said. "We are not calling for everyone to become a therapist but for people to simply understand the role they can play in supporting children's emotional wellbeing."
The charity believes children and young people with mental health problems need ongoing support not just from the medical profession but from a range of other professionals.
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