Mental health issues, that'll be me then, I have agoraphobia and am bipolar.
Re mental health there is no support for mental health problems, it's woeful. I'm lucky I've got private health insurance and if it wasn't for the Priory wouldn't be here now, how people survive with nhs care is beyond me, I know when I'm down, and that's not down as 'normal' people know it, I can only just function, but I still function, buts hats only through 9months of cbt two full days a week (I think the nhs s something like 6 2hr sessions with a two month waiting list to put it in perspective), oh and yes happy drugs are provided
Mojocafa, agree re not putting kids first, the problem though is you can't put anything first, wihout help you just sit in a pit of despondency and despair, you can't even move, and if like me, your considering or indeed trying to end it all, not feeding the kids is pretty much secondary on your agenda. I have a supportive family and help, hw single parents manage I've no idea.
The other thing to note is that kids can be the cause of mental health problems, especially depression, so any help, wether it be breakfast clubs or not IS needed, it doesn't matter so much what the reasoning behind a decision is as to what the effect is on the recipient and if any knock on benefits occur, feeding kids = good thing, no matter why
As for the breakfast issue, the local school has done it here for ages, not down to food, down to attendance, when the breakfast club was introduced the truancy rate when right down
