Children and young people's mental health

Health and Social Care Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 29 Jan 2021 Closed: 11 May 2022 Parliament page
The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into Children and Young People’s Mental Health. The inquiry will examine the progress that has been made by Government against their own ambitions to improve children and young people’s mental health provision. We will also consider whether the system should be reformed toward a … Read more
32 Recommendations
8 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
9 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 15 events
26 Apr
2022
Correspondence
18 Mar
2022
Report published
17 Mar
2022
Correspondence
17 Mar
2022
Correspondence
9 Dec
2021
Report published
30 Nov
2021
Correspondence
7 Sep
2021
Correspondence
7 Sep
2021
Correspondence
7 Sep
2021
Correspondence
29 Jun
2021
Correspondence
22 Jun
2021
Oral evidence
25 May
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
22 Jun 2021
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Claire Murdoch · NHS England Ms Nadine Dorries · Department of Health and Social Care Professor Tim Kendall · NHS England
25 May 2021
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Bernadka Dubicka · Royal College of Psychiatrists Helen Whately MP · Department of Health and Social Care Julie Bentley · Samaritans Kamena Dorling · Article 39 Louis Appleby · University of Manchester Mark Rowland · Mental Health Foundation Saffron Cordery · NHS Providers Steve Mallen · Zero Suicide Alliance Tom Surrey · Department of Health and Social Care
20 Apr 2021
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Cassandra Harrison · Youth Access Dr Aleisha Clarke · Early Intervention Foundation Hope, Easting Disorder advocate Lucas · Young Minds Professor Pat McGorry · University of Melbourne Professor Peter Fonagy · University College London Shanti Johnson · Maple Primary School, St Albans Tim Bowen · Maple Primary School, St Albans
23 Mar 2021
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Claire Murdoch · NHS England Dame Rachel de Souza · Inspiration Trust Emma Thomas · Young Minds Lynne Green · Kooth Martin Lennon · Flood Re Sophie Corlett · Mind Tim Kendall · NHS England and NHS Improvement
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Eighth Report - Children and young people’s mental health HC 17 9 Dec 2021 40 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
5 results
Clear
28 Recommendation Accepted
Eighth Report - Children and young…
In order to achieve this shift towards community-based care, every area should have a community...
In order to achieve this shift towards community-based care, every area should have a community service for children in crisis which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A clear map is needed of where current gaps … Read more
Government Response
The government accepted the recommendation, referencing the NHS Long Term Plan commitment to 24/7 crisis care for children and young people by 2023/24, with a single point of access and four defined functions of a comprehensive crisis service. They are also developing an action plan for community services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
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30 Recommendation Accepted
Eighth Report - Children and young…
It is disappointing that the Government’s 2021 Mental Health White Paper leaves expanding the legal...
It is disappointing that the Government’s 2021 Mental Health White Paper leaves expanding the legal right to support from an advocate to all children and young people subject to future funding availability. There is a compelling case that Independent Mental … Read more
Government Response
The government accepted the recommendation and plans to expand eligibility for Independent Mental Health Advocate services to informal patients, including children and young people, as part of Mental Health Act reforms, though this is subject to future funding decisions.
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32 Conclusion Accepted
Eighth Report - Children and young…
We welcome the Government’s commitment to reducing the use of seclusion, segregation and restraint for...
We welcome the Government’s commitment to reducing the use of seclusion, segregation and restraint for children and young people in inpatient units and the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act in particular. However, we have heard that 60 Children … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is considering the recommendation but then details existing programmes of work to reduce restrictive practices, including a Quality Improvement Taskforce and collaboration with the Restraint Reduction Network, as well as quoting current guidance against prone restraint, indicating current efforts address the concerns.
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34 Recommendation Accepted
Eighth Report - Children and young…
It is vitally important to be able to monitor the experiences of children and young...
It is vitally important to be able to monitor the experiences of children and young people in inpatient care, particularly how often restraint is used in each setting and whether there is appropriate access to advocacy. This is key to … Read more
Government Response
The government accepted the recommendation, stating that a single data set is now in place, collecting information from all NHS and private sector services and allowing for analysis at provider and ward level to improve data quality.
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35 Recommendation Accepted
Eighth Report - Children and young…
In addition to the recommendations on data we set out in our report on the...
In addition to the recommendations on data we set out in our report on the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, we further recommend that NHS England and Improvement regularly collect and publish high quality data including … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation and states that a single data set already collects and analyses all the requested information from both NHS and private sector services, making this action already underway.
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Government Response AI assessment · 40 of 32 classified
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 11
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 9
Not Addressed 13
Total 32 recs + 8 conclusions
Correspondence 9 letters
26 Apr 2022 Correspondence from the Minister of State for Care and Mental Health on Children and young people's mental health
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17 Mar 2022 Correspondence to the Chair of the Liaison Committee on the Government's Response to the Committee's Report on Children and young people's mental health
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17 Mar 2022 Correspondence to the Secretary of State on the Government's Response to the Committee's Report on Children and young people's mental health
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30 Nov 2021 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State on mental health services dated 18.11.21
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7 Sep 2021 To committee Letter from Nadine Dorries to the Chair following up from 22 June evidence session, dated 20.07.21
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7 Sep 2021 To committee Letter from Claire Murdoch and Tim Kendall to the Chair following up from 22 June evidence session, dated 17.08.21
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7 Sep 2021 Children and young people's mental health roundtable transcript, dated 17.05.21
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29 Jun 2021 To committee Letter from the Chief Executive of the Samaritans on the issue of online harms
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18 May 2021 To committee Letter from the National Mental Health Director and National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England on Children and young people's mental health
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