Mental Health Services: Schools
Commons · Question 24614 · Tabled 16 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 24 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Peter Lamb
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his timetable is for mental health professionals to be present in schools; and what qualifications they will have.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 24 Jan 2025
We know that waits for mental health services are far too long, including for children and young people. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, and introduce a specialist mental he...