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<p>We want children to do well academically. Attainment is supported if students have
good health and mental wellbeing and when they have access to specialist mental health
services where they need it.</p><p>The Government is investing an additional £1.4bn
in children’s mental health this Parliament. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)
across the country have worked with partners, including schools and colleges, to produce
local transformation plans for children and young people’s mental health services.
These should set out what will be done locally to make the best use of the resources
available – changing how child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are delivered
in response to the challenges set out in the Future in Mind report and increasing
the focus on preventative activity. NHS England has put the plans through an assurance
process before releasing funds and is carrying out an analysis of plans to identify
practice that can be shared to inform future planning.</p><p>In addition we have contributed
to a £3m joint pilot with NHS England which is testing how single points of contact
in CAMHS and schools can secure effective mental health support to pupils. The pilots
are involving over 250 schools in 27 CCG areas through joint training, which supports
schools and CAMHS leads to identify specific activity to improve support in their
area.</p><p>The Department of Health has commissioned a new survey into the prevalence
of mental health conditions in children and young people in England, the first since
2004. They expect this to be published in 2018.</p>
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