The inquiry, which is being conducted by the health and social care select committee, will consider measures set out by the government in its 2017 green paper to transform the provision of services and ask how much has been achieved.
Its launch coincides with the start of children's mental health week today (1 February), which, now in its seventh year, aims to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health.
The select committee inquiry will specifically focus on progress in mental health support provision in schools, support on eating disorders and how services are accessed, including the ambition to cut the time taken to receive treatment.
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