P-05-857 Create a National Task Force for Children's Mental Health
This petition was submitted by The National Organisation for Children's Mental Health having collected 91 signatures.
Text of Petition
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to urge the Welsh Government to create a National Task Force to investigate which cultural, societal, and political factors may be contributing to the number of children in Wales experiencing poor mental health; and that this National Task Force:
1) Include in its membership: children; representatives from
organisations working with children; representatives from all
political parties represented in the National Assembly for Wales;
academics involved in researching social policy, political science,
culture, society, and economics;
2) Is chaired by the Children's Commissioner for Wales in post when
this task force is created and that they should remain the Chair of
the task force for its duration, should they agree to do so
(regardless of whether they remain the Children's Commissioner for
Wales for the duration of the life of the task force - except in
exceptional circumstances);
3) Should be tasked with producing a report based upon its
investigations that includes recommendations for the Welsh
Government based upon its findings;
4) Should have all of its recommendations examined by the Welsh
Government in consultation with this National Task Force, the
National Assembly for Wales, and the residents of Wales (including
children).
Additional Information
The National Organisation for Children's Mental Health Ltd is a newly established social enterprise. Our objective is to support the development of a national culture that enables children to sustain excellent mental health by helping organisations working with and/or for them to create the best environment in which every child's mental health can flourish.
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