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<p>The Government’s response to the Committee’s report was published in April 2019.
In it, the Government accepted the recommendation to provide annual updates to the
Committee on various aspects of data relating to young people’s access to mental health
services, until April 2022. These will include more reliable statistics as new measures
are developed and published.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s response also provided
the latest available information, as far as it is collected and available, as well
as showing where this information is routinely published.</p><p> </p><p>Information
on outcomes for young people with mental health issues who do not receive any or timely
treatment is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Progress on achieving parity of
esteem for children and young people’s mental health services is monitored against
key measurables such as access and waiting times standards.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS
Long Term Plan sets out how it intends to improve services that support children and
young people including those who require mental health services. It commits to growing
investment in mental health services faster than the overall NHS budget. Further,
funding for children and young people’s mental health services will grow faster than
both overall National Health Service funding and total mental health spending.</p><p>
</p><p>The National Implementation Framework, when published, will provide further
information on how the commitments set out for children and young people’s mental
health in the Plan will be implemented.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
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