To: Jeremy Hunt MP, Health Secretary
More Now Means Less Later
Please provide additional funding for top quality mental health services for teenagers and young adults. There is a dearth of these services across the whole UK; many young people are waiting over two years for initial support.
Why is this important?
It is economic and health and well being based logic. If you deal with mental health issues in young people; providing quality support for them at the early stage(s) of their problems, you will not only save millions of pounds in the long run due to less, older adults needing extended support; but you will also create a healthier and more productive adult workforce, thereby increasing the number of persons working, contributing to the UK economy, and paying tax.
