In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the important role schools can play in nurturing the mental wellbeing of pupils and identifying problems when they first arise.
Efforts to improve links between schools and local child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) have also attempted to improve children's access to formal assessment and treatment programmes.
These developments have been driven by growing concerns about the level of need among pupils. In May, the Institute for Public Policy Research found that 90 per cent of head teachers reported an increase in mental health problems among pupils over the past five years.
It called for all secondary schools to have access to a mental health professional on-site once a week.
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