Mental Health Services and Schools Link Pilots were jointly launched in 2015 by NHS England and the Department for Education in a total of 255 schools, with the pilot expanded to a further 1,104 schools in 2017. Run by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, it is currently in the process of being rolled out to all schools across England through The Link Programme.
As part of the programme, an NHS children’s mental health representative and a school lead from each area were expected to participate in two joint planning workshops, involving other professionals from their local children’s mental health services network, such as school nurses, educational psychologists, counsellors and voluntary and community sector organisations. In the majority of areas, there was a gap of approximately six to 10 weeks between the first and second workshops to allow for areas to progress plans and reflect on progress in the second workshop.
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