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Teachers alone cannot be the guardians of child mental health, writes ACP member Rachel Melville Thomas. We need "increased funding of expert professionals we already have, enabling them to…

The ACP responded to the consultation on the long-term plan for the NHS. We only heard about the consultation at the last moment but were able to put in a response based on other recent documents…

On the 24 September BBC Panorama  aired the programme Kids in Crisis which followed presenter Sean Fletcher, whose own teenage…

Children with mental health problems in many coastal areas across Britain are less able to access support despite having greater need, according to evidence submitted to a parliamentary inquiry. “…

We have completed an Impact Assessment which demonstrates the Value of the NHS funding the training of child Psychotherapists, and what would be lost were the current funding arrangements to be…

Read ACP member Peter Toolan's letter in the Guardian

The ACP responded to a House of Lords Select Committee inquiry on Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities. Although the committee is not focussing on mental health this was an opportunity to…

The ACP has submitted evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry into the First 1000 Days of Life. Members of the ACP working in this crucial area provided an excellent resource of…

The ACP responded to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health inquiry into the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. The ACP’s response focussed specifically on the 5YFV for mental…