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Mental Health Services: Schools

Asked by Damian HindsConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 2 June 2025UIN 53032

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Almost million more pupils get access to mental health support, published on 16 May 2025, whether the next phase of the implementation schedule for mental health support teams in schools differs from that of the previous Government.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

Almost one million more young people will have access to mental health support in school this year. Previous plans to expand mental health support in schools were unfunded. By confirming this new investment, six in 10 pupils will have access to a mental health support team by March 2026. All pupils will have access to mental health support in school by 2029/30.

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