There are fears that suicides have risen again during 2020, but official data is not yet available CAMPAIGNERS are calling for radical action on suicide and access to counselling to combat a spiralling mental health crisis. Billy Watson, chief executive of the charity SAMH, said progress on mental health services in Scotland has just not been good enough, and by some distance . The charity is today launching a manifesto, based on feedback from 2,500 people, setting out its priorities for the next Scottish parliamentary term. It notes that despite a £4 million investment to recruit an additional 80 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) workers, young people are still waiting more two months on average to be seen, with one in five people referred to the service rejected.