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
2 results
Clear
4 Conclusion Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Children and young…
During the pandemic, children and young people’s mental health has significantly worsened and the scale...
During the pandemic, children and young people’s mental health has significantly worsened and the scale of the backlog mean that the NHS will not be able to treat its way out of this crisis. The need for early intervention and … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the committee's findings regarding the worsening mental health of children and young people. It describes significant progress in expanding access to services through existing commitments and initiatives but also accepts there is still unmet need and challenges due to the pandemic, with future plans contingent on funding settlements.
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5 Recommendation Acknowledged
Eighth Report - Children and young…
The Department of Health and Social Care—in partnership with the Department for Education and all...
The Department of Health and Social Care—in partnership with the Department for Education and all other relevant Government departments—must take radical steps to shift the focus in mental health provision towards early intervention and prevention. This must ensure that all … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation in part, acknowledging commitment to supporting systems and services to address local variation. They state they will continue to publish local progress on access and spend through the NHS mental health dashboard, but do not detail radical steps or plans for faster roll-out of MHSTs, community hubs, or digital support.
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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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