An investigation by the House of Common’s Health and Education Select Committees has warned that increasing numbers of schools are cutting back on key services such as in-school counsellors, despite growing prevalence of mental health problems among young people.
It also highlights huge variation in how well schools and colleges work together with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) – with partnerships non-existent in some areas.
The committees’ report, published on Tuesday (May 2), calls on the government to review the impact of the budget reductions in the education sector and asks for a clearer role for Ofsted in reporting on whole-school mental health and wellbeing provision.
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