article_snippet: It's an institutionalised form of cruelty, the way we allow vulnerable children with mental health problems to basically have to fend for vulnerable children with mental health problems at the moment. '
article_snippet: He added: 'It's all part of a journey where we start, as a country, lifting the stigma that has surrounded mental health and making sure that we treat mental health in the same way as we do people with physical health problems.'
article_snippet: It is terrifying to think that in this day and age some new mothers are having to travel miles for treatment and others are even being separated from others newborn child
article_snippet: Along with this extra money we are also saying, and NHS England is saying, to all local commissioners they have to give the right amount of money to mental health,' NHS England said. '
article_snippet: We need to have central government, that's providing the money, working hand in glove with local decision-makers so that local decision-makers don't short-change local mental health trusts. '
article_snippet: It is starting to change now, but I accept It is a big culture change because for far too long people in NHS have not provided the amount of resources and support to mental health which it deserves.'
article_snippet: But that's exactly what's been happening with young people's mental health services. '
article_snippet: I have heard, time and again, harrowing stories from young people and their families about how their suffered and their condition deteriorated waiting to get the right treatment for serious mental health problems. '
article_snippet: That's why I am determined to start a seismic shift to revolutionise children's mental healthcare and end this unacceptable injustice. '
article_snippet: By introducing waiting time standards and committing to talking therapies for children in every region, we are helping to build a fairer society where young people can get the right treatment and support young people deserve to live a better life.'
article_snippet: NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said: 'Today our campaign for NHS mental health services gets an important boost.