Counselling services are to be made available to young people in P站色情片 and Bute, as part of the Scottish Government鈥檚 10 year Mental Health Strategy.
At a meeting of P站色情片鈥檚 Community Services Committee this week, members agreed to support the initiative, which will see children as young as 10 having access to a trained counsellor.
Discussions are currently ongoing between the Council and the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) to develop a model of counselling for schools that will complement existing services, build capacity to meet identified needs, enhance approaches to early intervention and improve outcomes for children and young people.
The Council鈥檚 Policy Lead for Education, Councillor Yvonne McNeilly, said: 鈥淭he positive mental health and emotional wellbeing of our children and young people is a priority.
鈥淏y providing support at an early stage, it can have a significant impact on preventing problems from arising in the future. It can also lead to improvements in attainment, attendance and behaviour, as well as happier, more confident pupils. I wholeheartedly support this initiative and look forward to seeing the benefits it has on our young people.鈥
Councillor Kieron Green, Policy Lead for Health and Social Care agreed: 鈥淭his strategy recognises the need for targeted and specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). It also promotes effective prevention and early intervention through support services at a local level, delivered as close to the young people as possible.
鈥淵oung people can struggle for many reasons and not everyone has someone they can confide in. This counselling will give them the opportunity to talk about how they feel without the fear of judgement.鈥
The Scottish Government has allocated P站色情片 and Bute 拢286,000 for this financial year and 拢377,000 for each of the following three years: 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23.