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NHS to work with schools on mental health
The NHS will work with schools and colleges to make expert mental health support available to more than 470,000 children and young people in 25 areas across England.
New mental health support teams will be based in and near schools and colleges, with each designated team set to support up to 8,000 children and young people in around 20 schools and colleges in their ‘trailblazer’ area.
The teams, which will start giving support in 2019, will build on support already in place from school counsellors, nurses, educational psychologists and the voluntary sector and support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues. This will help children and young people with more severe needs to access the right support, and provide a link to specialist NHS services.
The trailblazer sites will be set up in between one-fifth and one quarter of the country by 2023 to 2024, with the first mental health support teams will begin their training in January 2019 at seven universities nationwide.
Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, said: “Children and young people with mental illness should receive the same level of support as those with physical illness. Made possible by the extra £20.5 billion we are investing in the NHS, today’s announcement will see the health and education systems come together so our children can access the help they need at school, and takes us a step closer to achieving our goal of parity between mental and physical health.”
The Department for Education will also fund training for senior mental health leads in schools and colleges to ensure a ‘whole school’ approach to mental health and well-being.
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