MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

Early day motion 200, tabled 29 June 2015 by Rachael Maskell (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 45 members.

That this House notes that mental health challenges affect one in four people every year, and it is now essential that through the ambition to achieve parity of esteem that services are properly resourced financially and with trained professionals so that they can be accessed at the earliest opportunity, including services which concentrate on prevention, resilience and wellbeing, as well as services which focus on rehabilitation, with clear objectives set for accessing talking therapies within 28 days and immediate access to emergency care services at the appropriate health setting close to home; and believes that with good public education, stigma and discrimination is replaced with understanding and support.

Signatures by party: Labour 29, Scottish National Party 5, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1, UUP 1.