Government must ‘rocket-boost’ mental health support in schools to tackle crisis

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Waiting lists for children’s mental health services are ‘chronic’ and provision is a ‘postcode lottery’, a report has warned.

Waiting lists for children’s mental health services are ‘chronic’ and provision is a ‘postcode lottery’, the report warned

The report – which warns of a “mental ill health epidemic ravaging schools” – makes a series of recommendations on improving children’s mental health through educational settings. Preliminary data from 5,000 children and young people in Bradford, which was included in the report, found that 18% of 12 to 15-year-olds reported symptoms indicative of a probable eating disorder.

“As an anchor in children’s lives, schools have a crucial role to play in supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing.

 

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