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<p>The Department has a joint programme of work with the Department of Health and
Social Care, NHS England and Health Education England to deliver the proposals set
out in the green paper ‘Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision’.</p><p>
</p><p>New Mental Health Support Teams are being introduced jointly by the Department
and NHS England and will be available to 20-25% of England by 2023. These teams will
work with schools and colleges and other professionals such as educational psychologists,
school nurses, counsellors and social workers to supplement existing support.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department is also incentivising schools and colleges to identify and train
a senior mental health lead, who will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of
a whole school or college approach to promoting better mental health and wellbeing.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition, the Department is providing training through the Link programme
to schools and colleges in England over four years from autumn 2019. The Link programme
is designed to develop effective partnership working between schools and colleges
and NHS specialist mental health services for children and young people.</p>
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