Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58802

Schools: Mental Health Services

Tabled: 10 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Anna Dixon

LabourShipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of mental health staff that will be placed in schools; and what assessment he has made of the level of qualification that will be required by those staff mem

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
We are working closely with local commissioners to deliver mental health support teams in schools in England so they cover 100% of pupils by 2029/30. NHSE have estimated that around 2,400 Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) are placed throughout ...

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