The Centre for Mental Health charity and NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network have praised the work of the 70 hubs that already in operation for improving young people’s mental health, in their report into mental health investment priorities for the year.
This details how the hubs offer “easy-to-access drop-in support” for children and young people who may not meet the threshold for support despite struggling with their mental health.
They want to see the number of hubs more than doubled to 153, one for each upper tier local authority area.
This would ensure more children can access support and to meet government aims of moving support from hospitals to the community, says their report.
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