2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:00 pm on 13 July 2021.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 3:00, 13 July 2021

The Welsh Government has put significant funding right across Wales in relation to our mental health services, and, in particular, children's mental health. We have worked very hard to protect young people's mental health, despite the pandemic. You'll be aware that we've developed the mental health toolkit, we've put increased investment into our school counselling services and we've included support where learners aren't in school. So, I think right across not just our schools, but our health boards as well, there is significant funding to ensure that our mental health services—. And I think it is fair to say that there was a backlog in accessing those services, but we've done significant work to address that.