Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 56372
Mental Health Services: Children
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to specialist mental health support for disabled children who are (a) victims of and (b) witnesses to serious crime.
Answer
Stephen KinnockMany children and young people (CYP) face complex emotional and mental health challenges arising from trauma.Over the next decade, to deliver the Government’s missions, the National Health Service will play a key part in addressing the needs of these chil...
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