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<p>Schools have an important role to play in supporting children and young people
around good mental health. Many schools provide their pupils with support services
such as counselling. In order to help them do this effectively, the Department for
Education published a blueprint for school counselling services, on 25 March 2015.
This was developed in conjunction with experts in the field, and provides head teachers
with practical advice on how to secure high-quality school based counselling services.
More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>.
The Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) Association published guidance, funded
by the Department for Education, on providing age-appropriate teaching about mental
health problems. This guidance can be found at: <a href="http://www.pshe-association.org.uk/emotionalhealth"
target="_blank">www.pshe-association.org.uk/emotionalhealth</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>However, the Department recognises that teachers are not mental health professionals
and need access to specialist support. Our ‘Mental health and behaviour in schools’
guidance, first published in June 2014, provides teachers with information and tools
that will help them to identify pupils who need help, provide effective early support
and understand when a referral to a specialist mental health service may be necessary.
More information can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a>.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Future in Mind”, the report published by the Government’s
children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing taskforce, was published on
17 March 2015<a title="" href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/228880-%20Mike%20Kane/Draft/228880%20-%20QA%20-%20250315.docx#_ftn1"
target="_blank">[1]</a>: It sets out the Department’s ambitions for 2020, including
for improved access to support through named points of contact in specialist mental
health services and schools. The report also outlines our ambitions for mental health
specialists to work directly in schools and GP practices. In order to inform future
practice, the Department will be contributing £1.5 million in 2015-16 to a joint pilot
with NHS England to test joint training for single points of contact in specialist
services and schools.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 14 March, the Government announced
an additional £1.25 billion in funding over five years from April 2015 to secure better
access to specialist services for children and young people with mental health problems.
This will mean that at least 100,000 more children and young people will receive treatment
by 2020, and this funding will pay for the introduction of new waiting time standards.</p><p>
</p><p><a title="" href="http://3dcpri-papp09/new_parliamentaryquestion/228880-%20Mike%20Kane/Draft/228880%20-%20QA%20-%20250315.docx#_ftnref1"
target="_blank">[1]</a> <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-mental-health-services-for-young-people"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-mental-health-services-for-young-people</a></p><p>
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