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Congratulations MYPAS

  • Submitted by: Christine Grahame, Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
  • Motion reference: S6M-00717

That the Parliament congratulates Midlothian Young People’s Advice Service (MYPAS), which has been active for over 20 years, on its success in winning the Midlothian Council tender, worth over £750,000, to deliver school counselling services in every primary and high school across Midlothian following a successful nine-month pilot project; understands that this service will be available to all children and young people aged 10 to 18, who live, or attend education, in Midlothian, with a view to making it quicker and easier for children and young people to access mental-health support at an early stage; notes that this funding is part of the Scottish Government’s 2018 commitment to provide £60 million in additional school-counselling services across Scotland over four years, and believes that this project will enable MYPAS to build on its excellent record of supporting young people in Midlothian and will make a real, positive difference to the mental health and wellbeing of all those now able to access its services.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Siobhian Brown, Alexander Burnett, Stephanie Callaghan, Natalie Don, Annabelle Ewing, Kenneth Gibson, Craig Hoy, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, Rona Mackay, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, Stuart McMillan, Carol Mochan, Paul Sweeney, Michelle Thomson, David Torrance