Tuesday April 28th 2026
Glasgow City Chambers
Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Catherine Hunter
Questions over how many children experience mental health issues in Glasgow’s schools have been raised by a local councillor.
During a recent committee meeting, councillor Saqib Ahmed raised concerns about the various concerns facing the city’s young people.
It comes as a report confirmed that young men in Scotland face a variety of mental health challenges including anxiety, depression, and suicidal behaviours as well as pressures around masculinity and body image.
Councillor Ahmed said: “What challenges do young men face in relation to mental health and what are we doing to challenge them?
“Do we know how many children, young children are facing mental health challenges in Glasgow schools?”
There are a range of well-established services and supports available in Glasgow to help young people’s mental health and wellbeing. These are funded by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and Glasgow City Council.
A council officer said: “We know what is reported. We have a community mental health programme which many of the supports come from.
“I have talked about digital support that comes through our community mental health programme.
“Where it is accessed we know how many children and young people access this support. We don’t know their personal details but we know that they have accessed the service and support has been provided.
“It is an area we continue to need to work on.
“Part of this is to give it [mental health] a voice where in the past it would have been a non masculine thing to do.
“I think we have seen a shift around this area and people are talking more openly about their mental health, they are more open to discussing it, they are more open to discussing it with colleagues and it is about building on that and giving young men the opportunity to do that.
“The data is about who has sought support rather than the scale of the problem itself.”
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