Mental Health

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 11:33 am on 16 May 2013.

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Photo of Michael Crockart Michael Crockart Liberal Democrat, Edinburgh West 11:33, 16 May 2013

My right hon. Friend talks about the need for all services to be involved, starting with social care and local authorities. Does he agree that the process needs to start even earlier and move into education and training, enabling teachers to recognise when illnesses start to show themselves? One in 10 children aged between five and 16 now suffer from mental health problems, including eating disorders and self-harm—the types of problems that will blight their lives for decades afterwards.