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<p>In 2017/18, around 30.5% of children and young people then estimated to have a
mental health condition were able to benefit from treatment and support, up from an
estimated 25% two years earlier. Continuing to expand access to children’s mental
health services is a priority for this Government, and a core part of the NHS Long
Term Plan. The National Health Service has set an ambitious goal of an extra 345,000
children and young people aged 0-25 receiving support via NHS-funded mental health
services by 2023/24.</p><p>NHS England published its Mental Health Implementation
Plan in July 2019, setting out its plans for delivering its Long Term Plan goals.
Although data is not available for the number of children and young people attending
specifically for an assessment, the most recent data (July 2019) is that 377,866 children
and young people were in contact with services in 2018/19 (data covers 288 providers)
and received two clinically meaningful contacts (NHS England’s current proxy for entering
treatment). This compares to 324,724 children and young people that were in contact
with services in 2017/18 (data covered 225 providers).</p>
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