The Committee launched its inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland, on Wednesday, 7 November 2018.
Summary:
19 January 2017: The Committee took evidence from Annette McKenzie. The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Scottish Association for Mental Health, Scottish Youth Parliament, Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland, Mental Health Foundation, the General Medical Council, the Royal College of General Practitioners, and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. Link to Official Report 19 January 2017
20 April 2017: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government and the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Link to the Link to the Official Report 20 April 2017
26 October 2017: The Committee agreed to invite young people's mental health charities and the Minister for Mental Health to provide evidence at future meetings. Link to the Official Report 26 October 2017
7 December 2017: The Committee took evidence from Penumbra, Scottish Association for Mental Health and Children in Scotland. The Committee agreed to write to the General Medical Council and the Royal College of General Practitioners. The Committee also noted that the Minister for Mental Health will give evidence at a future meeting. Link to the Official Report 7 December 2017
18 January 2018: The Committee agreed to reflect on the evidence heard at a future meeting and to invite the petitioner to provide a further written submission. Link to the Official Report 18 January 2018
29 March 2018: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Mental Health, Young Scot and Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The Committee also agreed to reflect on the evidence received in private at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 29 March 2018
10 May 2018: The Committee considered evidence received to date on PE1627 by Annette McKenzie on Consent for mental health treatment for people under 18 years of age. Link to Official report 10 May 2018
07 June 2018: The Committee agreed to hold an inquiry on how young people can access mental health services and treatments and to consider a scoping paper in private at a future meeting. Link to Official Report 07 June 2018
25 October 2018: The Committee agreed its approach to the inquiry on how young people access mental health services and treatments in Scotland. Link to Official Report 25 October 2018
7 November 2018: The Committee launched its inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland.
Report: Following the gathering of written evidence and the undertaking of an extensive external engagement programme, the Committee agreed a report at its meeting on 25 June 2020. Minutes of meeting 25 June 2020. The report was published on 24 July 2020.
The Minister for Mental Health wrote to the Committee (291KB pdf) on 19 August 2020, responding to the report, on behalf of the Scottish Government.
The petitioner responded to the Minister’s letter on 30 September 2020 (86KB pdf).
13 January 2021: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that following consideration of the petition, the Committee noted strong support amongst key stakeholders that young people under the age of 18 should be able to give consent to treatment for themselves; and the Committee has undertaken an inquiry and published a report on mental health support for children and young people in Scotland. Link to Official Report of Meeting 13 January 2021
Written submissions: