Mental Health Services: Children
Commons · Question 9672 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to increase funding for the children's mental health to (a) reduce waiting times for and (b) increase access to support.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 11 Nov 2024
It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are far too long. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across bo...