The BPS is pleased that the Scottish Parliament’s Committee for Health, Social Care and Sport report into the health and wellbeing of children and young people explicitly responds to several of its key recommendations and evidence.
The society submitted a written response(link is external) to the committee’s call for evidence and Heather Connolly from the BPS’ Scottish Division of Health Psychology gave evidence to the committee’s formal oral evidence session(link is external).
The report(link is external) calls for the government to ensure that the long-term impact of the pandemic remains a key consideration in the future design and development of mental health services and support for children and young people, something the BPS explicitly expressed was vitally important, with future policies taking into account the impact of the pandemic on physical health, mental health, education, and social lives.
