Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32562

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Brian Mathew

Liberal DemocratMelksham and Devizes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) improve child and adolescent mental health services and (b) increase the speed of diagnosis for (i) ADHD and (ii) autism.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
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 far too long. We are determined to change that. We will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across chil...

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