Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48405
Mental Health Services: Children
Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of children waiting two years for mental health treatment on the NHS.
Answer
Stephen KinnockWe know that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need and that waits for mental health services are too long. We are determined to change that.Nationally, the Government is providing £7 million of funding to ex...
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