Mr. Philip Watt:

I support the need for greater resources, but this also shows the need for the extension of human rights concepts to mental health services. That also needs to be addressed. If there were an independent advocacy service, the CAMHS issue would have been sorted out a lot quicker than it was. People were getting an inferior and inadequate service and were being overprescribed. If they had somebody to help them advocate for their position, we would not have had the need for inquiries and so on. Resources are an issue but, to be fair, people need to be heard and need to be supported to be heard as well.