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Saint Dymphna's Day Project On Faith And Mental Health

EDM number 1390 in 2015-16, proposed by Robert Flello on 19/04/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Health finance, Mental health and Religion and faith communities.

That this House supports and celebrates the St Dymphna's Day Campaign, which calls for parity in funding and support for mental and physical health, while also calling for Roman Catholic communities to do more for those with mental health issues within their parishes; notes that St. Dymphna is the patron saint of the mentally ill and those who care for them, and that her feast day is 15 May; welcomes the commitments the Government has already made to increase support for those with mental health issues but calls for full parity between mental and physical health; recognises that this will require additional spending in mental health services but also recognises that not doing so is a false economy which will put more economic strain on the UK in the long run; regrets that 75 per cent of children and young people experiencing a mental health problem are thought not to access any treatment and that only 15 per cent of people who might benefit from talking therapies are receiving such treatment; commends the excellent work already being done by faith communities across the UK with the mentally ill; encourages Members of both Houses and all Roman Catholics to work within their parishes better to support the mentally ill within their communities; and invites the Government firmly to commit to parity in the funding and support of mental and physical health.

This motion has been signed by a total of 26 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Robert Flello19/04/2016Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabourProposed
David Amess19/04/2016Southend WestConservativeSeconded
Richard Arkless19/04/2016Dumfries and GallowayScottish National PartySeconded
Mike Kane19/04/2016Wythenshawe and Sale EastLabourSeconded
Greg Mulholland19/04/2016Leeds North WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Rosie Cooper19/04/2016West LancashireLabourSeconded
Ronnie Campbell20/04/2016Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Margaret Ritchie20/04/2016South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Mark Durkan20/04/2016FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Jim Shannon20/04/2016StrangfordDUPSigned
Chris Stephens20/04/2016Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Alasdair McDonnell21/04/2016Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Drew Hendry25/04/2016Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and StrathspeyScottish National PartySigned
John McNally25/04/2016FalkirkScottish National PartySigned
Alan Meale25/04/2016MansfieldLabourSigned
Jim Fitzpatrick25/04/2016Poplar and LimehouseLabourSigned
John Nicolson25/04/2016East DunbartonshireScottish National PartySigned
Bob Blackman25/04/2016Harrow EastConservativeSigned
Hannah Bardell25/04/2016LivingstonScottish National PartySigned
Chris Law28/04/2016Dundee WestScottish National PartySigned
Valerie Vaz03/05/2016Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Tasmina Sheikh09/05/2016Ochil and South PerthshireScottish National PartySigned
John Pugh10/05/2016SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
Patrick Grady11/05/2016Glasgow NorthScottish National PartySigned
Angela Crawley11/05/2016Lanark and Hamilton EastScottish National PartySigned
Anne McLaughlin11/05/2016Glasgow North EastScottish National PartySigned

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