6. 5. Statement: ‘Together for Mental Health’

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:36 pm on 11 October 2016.

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Photo of Nathan Gill Nathan Gill Independent 4:36, 11 October 2016

Thank you, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary—for now—Nigel Owens OBE yesterday talked about the need to talk about mental health issues, and he also talked about how suicide is the biggest killer of men under the age of 45. I would like to see counselling services in every school in Wales, which I think would go a long way towards preventative medicine, which is something that you’ve hit on quite a lot in this report. It would also encourage people, especially men, to talk about their feelings from a younger age. Do you agree with that, and do you think it is possible for us as a nation to be able to have counsellors in every school in Wales?