Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 17424

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Tabled: 2 December 2024

Answered: 10 December 2024

Named Day

Question

Dan Tomlinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help support Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (a) to reduce waiting times, (b) limit the rejection of referrals and (c) improve trust in services by both (i) p

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

It is unacceptable that too many children and young people are not receiving the mental health care they need, and we know that waits for mental health services are too long. We are determined to change that, which is why we will recruit 8,500 additional ...

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