The government's response to a consultation on its green paper Transforming Children and Young People's Mental Health has confirmed that "trailblazer" areas, to test improved support for children in schools, will be launched by 2022/23, covering between a fifth and a quarter of England.
The first trailblazers will launch by the end of 2019 and will involve schools, councils and charities working together to roll out mental health support teams in schools and colleges, who will appoint a designated mental health lead. Courses to train members of these support teams will start from January 2019.
Since the plans were first unveiled in December last year, children's campaigners and professionals, as well as MPs, have said plans will fail to help the majority of children who need mental health support.
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