P-06-1518 Provide more timely and accessible mental health support for children under 10, including by referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

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This petition was submitted by Lisa White, having collected a total of 523 signatures.

Text of petition:

“No further support available”

A term many parents of children with mental health problems under the age of 10 will have heard multiple times when trying to get help for their children.

A term I have heard many times, as the only support available to children is parents doing workshops, and parental wellbeing groups. What is there for the children themselves? Nothing.

Additional information:

I have a 5 year old son who has lived with anxiety since he was 2. It has made him unable to attend pre-school, nursery and more recently school, he has been referred to multiple agencies, he is under a community paediatrician, but even so, still no support from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

This has left both me and him with nowhere to turn, no plan to help him, no support at all.

I’m writing this petition as the government need to rethink the children’s mental health services in Wales. They need to make sure better early intervention is available for younger children. They shouldn’t have to suffer for years until they hit breaking point at 10/11 years old before they can get all the help they need. They shouldn’t have to miss out on education and socialisation. Parents shouldn’t have to see their children suffer the way they are for years, fighting a broken system to make sure their children are heard.

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 06/10/2025.

Full details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 06/10/2025.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Monmouth
• South Wales East

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