The Centre for Mental Health says such a strategy is needed to address gaps in the recent spending review and should include sufficient funding for essential services as well as investments in whole-school approaches to mental health.
The report, Time for action, which was published by the centre for the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, is based on an economic analysis of investment in mental health support for children and young people aged 0 to 25 in England.
It reveals “decades of underinvestment” that has left gaps in provision and wide variations from one area to another, including in core services such as health visiting.
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