Speaking at the CYP Now Awards 2014 last night (Thursday), Gyimah, who in addition to his childcare portfolio is responsible for strengthening Department for Education links with child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), said he will work with the PSHE Association to develop guidance on how mental health issues are taught in schools.
The aim, he said, is to build awareness of mental wellbeing through better personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education, and ensure schools are able to identify mental health needs early and provide support.
Gyimah also announced plans for a new departmental strategy that will encourage experts to share best practice on school-based counselling services.
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