The details are sketchy, but the intent, it is understood, is to deliver on the recommendations detailed in Future in Mind and the commitment made by Prime Minister Theresa May in January to ensure "children and young people get the help and support they need and deserve". Future in Mind sets out how much progress can be achieved through better co-operation between the NHS, local authorities, voluntary and community services, schools and other local services.
Research by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at the UCL Institute of Education and NCB highlights the urgent need for joined-up solutions - its survey of over 10,000 children and their parents from the Millennium Cohort Study shows that one in four girls aged 14 and one in 10 boys have symptoms of depression.
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