The pandemic has shone a light on children and young people’s emotional and mental wellbeing, and the need for timely support.
However, a report published in December by the Centre for Mental Health found there continues to be “large gaps” in preventative and early intervention services.
It recommends the creation of “early support hubs” to ensure young people aged up to 25 with low-level mental health needs get help before their problems worsen.
Early support hubs provide easy-to-access, drop-in support for young people who do not meet the threshold for child and adolescent mental health services, often co-located with other services such as housing, employment advice or sexual health.
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