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<p>Interim findings from an evaluation of the development, implementation and early
progress of mental health support teams in schools and colleges in the first 25 ‘trailblazer’
areas was published in July 2021. This found evidence of strengthened local partnership
working; greater confidence among staff in schools and colleges in discussing mental
health with children and young people; easier access to advice on mental health issues
for pupils; and faster access to direct support for children and young people with
some mental health problems. A final evaluation report is expected later in 2022.</p><p>
</p><p>For both adults and children and young people’s National Health Service mental
health services, commissioners seek to ensure that interventions on offer have been
recommended as clinically and cost effective by the National Institute for Health
and Care Excellence. These including local talking and psychological therapies provided
through the Improving Access to Psychological (IAPT) programme, with the outcomes
monitored through the IAPT dataset.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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