My job, as public health minister, in trying to increase life expectancy, starts decades before people reach adulthood by trying to improve the living environment for children and young peopleHealth, Social Care and Sport Committee, Official Report 1 February 2022, COL10.
With the aim of raising awareness of adverse childhood experiences, the Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing told the Committee that the Scottish Government is
...investing in our national trauma training programme and providing some £4 million to support the development of trauma-informed workforces and servicesHealth, Social Care and Sport Committee, Official Report 1 February 2022, COL11.