Health professionals warned 'they must involve children'
04 September 2008
 Young people suffering from mental health problems in the UK should be allowed to have a say in their treatment, according to a new campaign. YoungMinds carried out a poll which included health professionals, parents and young people and found that 97 per cent believed children should be allowed to have their say when it comes to the treatment of mental health problems, reports the Guardian.The mental health charity told the paper that few young people are given a chance to give their opinion on a course of treatment.Sarah Brennan, chief executive of YoungMinds, told the paper: "Young people in general are not always listened to and their views are not always taken into consideration in society in general."According to Philip Pullman, patron of YoungMinds, which aims to improve the plight of young people and children suffering from mental health problems, depression is bad enough for adults, but it is much worse for young people.  © Adfero Ltd
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