Mental Health Provision in Schools

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 23 October 2019.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 1:32, 23 October 2019

Minister, a survey by the mental health charity Mind Cymru of over 3,000 young people aged between 11 and 19 found that one in seven young people described their mental health as either poor or very poor. Almost half of the young people surveyed said that they would not know where to go to access support within their schools, and more than half did not even feel confident approaching a teacher or other school staff if they needed help. Minister, what is your response to Mind Cymru's call that mental health and well-being be made a statutory part of the national curriculum for all learners in schools in Wales?