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Mental Health Services: Schools

Asked by Mike AmesburyIndependentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 18 February 2025UIN 30105

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of having a dedicated mental health professional in every school.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

As part of our mission to build a National Health Service that is fit for the future, we will provide access to a mental health professional in every school in England, so that mental health conditions can be identified early on and prevented from developing into more serious conditions in later life.

We are working with our colleagues at NHS England and the Department for Education to consider options to deliver this commitment.

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