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<p>Mental health care should be provided on the basis of clinical need. While mental
health treatment is often important to support recovery, there are times when other
support can be beneficial in helping children and young people to recover from the
trauma that arises from crimes committed against them.</p><p> </p><p>It is important
that awareness of trauma (from abuse or neglect) and the impact it can have on children
and young people’s mental health is raised across the workforce and that there is
clarity on roles and responsibilities. Health Education England and NHS England are
developing training for the health and wider children’s workforce to become more trauma
aware.</p><p> </p><p>Where mental health care is needed, we want to ensure that children
and young people can access good quality care, and the Government is committed to
the vision set out in the report <em>Future in Mind</em> to transform the future of
mental health services for all children and young people. This transformation is being
supported by £1.25 billion of additional government investment over the course of
this Parliament. It is expected that by 2020 an extra 70,000 children and young people
will be helped every year.</p><p> </p><p>Local areas have produced Local Transformation
Plans (LTPs) to improve the way these services are commissioned and delivered. LTPs
should cover the full spectrum of service provision, including addressing the mental
health needs of all children and young people. This includes the most vulnerable groups
such as those who have been sexually abused or sexually exploited, making it easier
for them to access the support they need when and where they need it.</p><p> </p><p>From
2016-17 children and young people’s mental health is being mainstreamed as part of
the normal NHS England planning cycle so that LTPs are integrated into the wider Sustainability
and Transformation Planning process.</p>
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