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<p>Children and young people’s mental health is a priority for this Government, supported
by an additional £1.4 billion over the lifetime of this Parliament. Each clinical
commissioning group has worked with partners, including schools and colleges, to develop
a Local Transformation Plan setting out how they will provide support for the full
spectrum of mental health conditions, including early intervention measures.</p><p>
</p><p>Schools and colleges have an important role to play in supporting the mental
health of children and young people, and we will continue to invest in this. We have
provided them with a range of information, support, advice and guidance to help them
develop ‘whole-school’ approaches to best suit the needs of their pupils. This includes
guidance on: teaching about such issues as depression and anxiety within their personal,
social, health and economic education curriculum, and providing effective school-based
counselling. Teachers can also access free online support for pupils with a range
of mental health issues, including depression and anxiety, through the MindEd website.</p><p>
</p><p>We want to support schools and colleges further, and to help us to know where
to best direct this support we are currently conducting a large-scale survey asking
them what approaches they use, as well as what they find to be the most effective.
The results should be available next spring.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health
has also commissioned a new prevalence survey that should provide updated information
on a range of specific mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression. This
is due to report in 2018.</p>
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