Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 191564

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Tabled: 28 June 2023
Answered: 7 July 2023

Question

Alison McGovern

LabourBirkenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) increase the speed of and (b) support children awaiting referral to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Answer

We are increasing investment into mental health services by at least £2.3 billion a year by March 2024 and have set out our aim in the NHS Long Term Plan for an additional 345,000 children and young people to be able to get the mental health support they ...

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