We鈥檙e urging the government to set up an emergency resilience fund for schools and colleges to pay for vital counselling support.

The call is the next stage of our school counselling campaign for a paid counsellor to be available in every secondary school, academy and further education college in England.

Our children and young people need access to counselling now as they face increased change and uncertainty in their lives because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emergency resilience fund

Government plans to support children and young people鈥檚 mental health are inadequate and will not reach them in time to respond to their current needs.

This is why we鈥檙e calling for an emergency resilience fund to help head teachers and college principals access additional funding to pay for vital counselling provision now.

We鈥檙e asking our members, organisations and the public to support our campaign by signing our petition.

We鈥檒l share our support for this petition with the newly-appointed Children鈥檚 Commissioner for England, Rachel De Souza, who supports the call for a counsellor in every school, and with Dr Alex George, the new Youth Mental Health Ambassador.

Important campaign

We need your help to get them on board with this important campaign work.

Jo Holmes, our Children, Young People and Families Lead, said: 鈥淐hildren and young people are facing the mental health consequences of the pandemic, and the uncertainty and upheaval it has brought to their lives. They need critical support now.

鈥淭his ring-fenced mental health fund will help schools and colleges buy in the support they so badly need.

鈥淧lease support our campaign and sign our petition. Children and young people need your help now.鈥�

Support our school counselling campaign.