United States: Thousand of children in Britain currently experience a mental health crisis that slows down their ability to access the help they desperately need.
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According to Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse, immediate solutions are needed because teenage mental illness rates have declined by fifty percent since three years ago, and the government fails to adequately care for vulnerable children.
Wera Hobhouse proposes that governmental institutions should implement trained mental health staff members in each school to deal with severe mental health complications. Hobhouse is both an MP for Bath and the Eating Disorders All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) chair.
Need for stronger measures
Ms Hobhouse stressed during her assessment of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that schools must do more to assist students’ mental health.

The Bath MP has specifically advocated for addressing the worsening prevalence of eating disorders in children through her position as Eating Disorders APPG Chair.
In the debate session, Ms Hobhouse advocated that the government should implement Liberal Democrat recommendations for school-based mental health professionals throughout all primary and secondary schools, somersetlive.co.uk reported.
According to her proposal, the detection of mental health issues can only succeed through early intervention that combines child safety with adequate support systems.
Under their campaign, the Liberal Democrats advocate for mental health hubs throughout communities to offer accessible help to young people in their most critical times.

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Hobhouse showed support for increased action in the Bill while approving other introduced provisions.
She received approval from the southwest branch of the National Association of Head Teachers when she learned about new provisions that granted expanded authority to local bodies for school enrollment and educational delivery for truant students, somersetlive.co.uk reported.
“It’s clear that children’s mental health is on the decline. What’s more, young people who need support with their mental wellbeing are stuck on long waiting lists and finding it harder and harder to get the care they deserve,” Wera Hobhouse added.