A shift towards supporting children to understand emotional health from a young age could prevent NHS England spending £36.7bn on mental health services by 2040, finds the research by the Centre for Emotional Health and think tank Demos.
It argues that the government has “no effective plan to address the mental health and wellbeing challenges we are seeing in the UK”.
Recent research from the Children’s Mental Health Coalition finds that an estimated three quarters of young people in need of support face delays getting help, which is worsening their mental health.
The Demos report recommends that DfE should “develop clear evidence-based guidance for schools and colleges on how best to implement learning about emotional health”.
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