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<p>We recognise that education professionals have a vital role to play in raising
concerns about eating disorders and other mental health needs, as well as providing
early support where mental health problems have been identified. We believe that schools
are best placed to make decisions about the training needs of their staff, and there
is a range of training available. In particular we have supported the development
of MindEd, a free online portal funded by the Department of Health, which enables
all adults working with children and young people to learn more about specific mental
health problems and how to support them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To support
schools further we have funded the Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Association
to produce guidance and primary and secondary key stages lesson plans on teaching
about mental health and emotional wellbeing. These lesson plans cover all the key
stages and topics covered at Key Stage 3 and 4.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have
issued advice on mental health and behaviour which clarifies the responsibility of
the school, points to tools that can be used to help them identify pupils that may
be experiencing a mental health problem, and outlines what they can do to provide
a stable environment that builds good mental health in all pupils. This includes a
section on identifying eating disorders and outlines the types of support and treatment
that can be offered: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-and-behaviour-in-schools--2</a><strong>.
</strong>We have worked with experts to produce guidance on what makes for good school-based
counselling, including how it can be effective in the context of whole-school approaches
to mental health and wellbeing: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help teachers understand mental health,-
we are contributing £1.5 million to a joint training pilot with NHS England which
aims to improve the knowledge of mental health issues with key schools and CAMHS staff
and develop effective local route ways for pupils who need access to specialist mental
health services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To drive specific improvements in support
for young people with eating disorders, the government has made £150 million available
over the next 5 years through NHS England. More widely, an additional £1.25 billion
funding is being made available over the next five years to transform children and
young people’s mental health services to deliver more integrated and accessible services.</p><p>
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