GMB Young Members interview Luciana Berger MP
20 January 2016

On 13th January, GMB young members Ross Holden and Ruth Pitchford went down to Westminster to interview Luciana Berger MP for the National Young Members Network's mental health campaign, after the North West & Irish Region helped them get in contact with her.

Luciana was delighted to talk to Ross and Ruth about her work as The Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health, the impact of austerity on mental illness and what trade unions and employers can do to raise awareness about mental health, tackle stigma and provide support for young workers.

' Luciana highlighted the urgency to tackling rising cases of young people experiencing mental health issues as she revealed that the total cost of mental illness to society is £105 billion a year.

Luciana also set out what Labour's campaign on mental health is pushing for, including a new NHS Constitution to ensure parity of mental and physical health services, and a new strategy to work across government departments to focus on preventing mental illness in the first place.

GMB YM Young Workers Mental Health Campaign: Interview with Luciana Berger MP