The 2017 green paper Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health set out plans to improve links between community mental health provision and schools, tackle high waiting lists for children to see a clinician and promote more partnership working to address the causes of poor mental health.
Nearly three years on from the plans being finalised following a public consultation, the health and social care committee has launched a parliamentary inquiry to assess the progress in putting the measures into action.
Measures in the green paper the committee is to focus on include the progress towards:
Ensuring every school and college appoints a designated mental health lead by 2025
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