Treat Them Right News

ACP Chief Executive speaks at the Unite Lobby of Parliament

Chief Executive of the ACP, Dr Nick Waggett, Speaks on behalf of child psychotherapists at a lobby of parliament organised by Unite in support of applied psychologists working in the NHS.

Luciana Berger MP supports Treat Them Right

Luciana Berger MP lends her support to the ACP's campaign Treat Them Right. Sharing our concerns over funding and resources for child and adolescent mental health services and the need for services to have access to ACP child and adolescent registered psychotherapists, so that every child can benefit from their skills, expertise and experience as part of a truly comprehensive system of support.

The Shadow health secretary shares the ACP's concerns about the green paper

Shadow health secretary, Jon Ashworth, has written in the Leicester Mercury, sharing the ACP's concerns about the government's green paper on children and young people's mental health. Read the full article here.

ACP responds to the Guardian report on failings and preventable deaths across mental health services

The ACP's Chief Executive, Nick Waggett, responds in a letter to the Guardian about its recent investigation into mental health services. See the letter and report here.

The ACP writes to MPs about Treat Them Right

On the 20 February 2018, the ACP wrote to all Members of Parliament on behalf of all our members to inform them of the launch of the campaign, Treat Them Right.

The ACP writes to the Secretary of State for Health and Social care and the Secretary of State for Education

The ACP has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social care and the Secretary of State for Education directly in response to the Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health Provision green Paper.

The government needs to do more to protect children's mental health services

The ACP Chief Executive, Dr Nick Waggett's artcle calls for a sustainable system of addressing children's mental health needs. Health Service Journal 20 Febraury 2018

Transforming Mental Health Provision in Schools?

Therapists and Educators criticise the government's proposed changes to how mental health services are delivered. The ACP's Chief Executive, Dr Nick Waggett and ACP Member, Dr Tessa Weir-Jeffery raise their concerns. The Bristol Cable 8 February 2018

The ACP's CEO says that young people with serious mental health problems will be harmed by flawed government plans for children's mental health

In the Guardian and Observer this weekend, the ACP challenges plans laid out in a recent green paper on children and young people's mental health. The ACP's Chief Executive, Dr Nick Waggett, argues that young people with the most serious mental health problems will be harmed by flawed government plans to boost services in schools for troubled children. The Observer 27 January 2018

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