MENTAL HEALTH ACTION WEEK

Early day motion 1240, tabled 20 March 2008 by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 82 members.

That this House welcomes the campaign by the Mental Health Foundation during Mental Health Action Week (23rd to 29th March) to raise awareness of problem anger; notes that problem anger is linked to mental health problems including depression and self-harm; further notes that people who experience problem anger die younger than those who do not and experience higher incidence of heart disease, stroke and cancer; further notes that problem anger is associated with social problems including substance misuse, aggression and violence; further notes that although more than one in four people are concerned about their own levels of anger there is a poverty of treatments made available, but that well-evidenced treatments do exist; and therefore urges the Government to undertake an evaluation of current provision of anger management resources and to provide guidance on anger management to schools, workplaces, and primary care services.

Signatures by party: Labour 35, Liberal Democrat 32, Conservative 6, DUP 4, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Independent Conservative 1, UUP 1.