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Consultation Outcome Published 25 Jul 2018 Department for Education Department of Health and Social Care ↗ View on GOV.UK

Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper

This green paper sets out the ambition that children and young people who need help for their mental health are able to get it when they need it.

Opened 4 Dec 2017
Closed 2 Mar 2018
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The government is asking people for their views on a green paper setting out measures to improve mental health support for children and young people.

The green paper focuses on earlier intervention and prevention, especially in and linked to schools and colleges.

The proposals include:

  • creating a new mental health workforce of community-based mental health support teams
  • every school and college will be encouraged to appoint a designated lead for mental health
  • a new 4-week waiting time for NHS children and young people’s mental health services to be piloted in some areas