Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 25108

Mental Health Services: Schools

Tabled: 20 January 2025

Answered: 27 January 2025

Question

Anna Sabine

Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing qualified mental health professionals to schools.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

We know that waits for mental health services are far too long, including for children and young people. That is why we will recruit 8,500 additional mental health workers across child and adult mental health services, and introduce a specialist mental he...

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