(UK) Government's $400M (US) youth mental health plan called "inadequate"

Dec 3, 2017, (UK) Guardian: £300m mental health initiative for schools is inadequate, says Labour https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/03/300m-mental-health-support-for-schools-initiative-dismissed-as-inadequate-by-labour Shadow health secretary says three-year commitment fails to deliver promised parity of esteem with physical health A government commitment to spend an extra £300m over the next three years on improving mental health support for school pupils has been dismissed as inadequate by Labour. Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, said the Conservatives were “failing to deliver parity of esteem” between mental and physical health, as promised, and that their proposals did not amount to “meaningful action”. … Ashworth said three out of four children with a diagnosable mental health condition did not receive the support they needed and, with just 0.7% of the NHS budget going on children’s mental health, much more significant investment was needed. …