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<p>Investment in mental health is increasing, and being spent and this Government
has prioritised mental health for children and young people. We are making an additional
£1.4 billion available over 2015/16 – 2019/20 which is being used to expand and improve
mental health services for children and young people.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published
Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper on
4 December 2017 contains proposals to further increase early intervention and support
for children and young people experiencing or at risk of mental health problems. The
proposals as set out in the Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health
would cost £215 million over the next three years towards the creation of Mental Health
Support Teams, piloting a four week waiting time standard and rolling out mental health
first aid training to primary schools.</p><p> </p><p>We will make funding available
to fund the full cost of the final proposals. We will also provide up to £15-20 million
each year from 2019 to cover costs of training Designated Senior Leads in schools
and colleges, until all schools and colleges have had the chance to train a lead (we
expect total funding to be up to £95 million).</p>
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