Question reference: S6W-23164
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 23 November 2023
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Current status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the commitment to publish the Student Mental Health Action Plan, which was included in its Programme for Government for previous years, was not included in its Programme for Government for 2023-24.
Answer
The Programme for Government 2021-22 and 2022-23 committed to a Student Mental Health Action Plan and Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy respectively.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy was published in Summer 2023 and is supported by a Mental Health Workforce Plan and Mental Health and Wellbeing Delivery Plan, published in autumn 2023. The Student Mental Health Plan, which flows from these, will be published in early 2024.
There is, therefore, no ongoing requirement for these Plans to feature in the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government.