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
9 results
Clear
3 Recommendation Deferred
Eighth Report - Children and young…
The gap between the 2004 and 2017 NHS Digital Mental Health Surveys was too long,...
The gap between the 2004 and 2017 NHS Digital Mental Health Surveys was too long, and this must not be repeated. We recommend that NHS Digital regularly collect and publish robust prevalence data for mental health conditions every three years, … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is considering this recommendation. The rest of the response details the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams and general mental wellbeing initiatives, which do not directly address the recommendation for regular mental health prevalence data collection.
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7 Conclusion Deferred
Eighth Report - Children and young…
Commitments in the 2017 Green Paper and the NHS Long Term Plan have been taken...
Commitments in the 2017 Green Paper and the NHS Long Term Plan have been taken seriously by NHS England and led to a significant expansion of provision. We are, however, concerned that many commitments may not yet be ambitious enough … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is considering this recommendation. It acknowledges challenges for young adults and highlights £33 million provided in FY 21-22 for accelerating plans for 18-25 year olds, aiming to eliminate age-based thresholds by FY 2023-2024.
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10 Recommendation Deferred
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We welcome and support the proposals in the recent access and waiting times consultation that...
We welcome and support the proposals in the recent access and waiting times consultation that concluded on 1st September, including crisis response times and a four-week waiting time limit for children and young people, and call on NHS England to … Read more
Government Response
The government redirects to the response for recommendation 3 for an answer to this recommendation.
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11 Recommendation Deferred
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It is clear that young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 face some...
It is clear that young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 face some of the widest gaps between the support that they need and the support that is available to them. 56 Children and young people’s mental health … Read more
Government Response
The government is considering the recommendation regarding the 18-25 age gap. It highlights the ongoing rollout of MHSTs and investments in broader children and young people's mental health services, but does not commit to specific actions to address the transition gap for young adults.
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25 Conclusion Deferred
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For those children and young people who prefer accessing help online, digital services can be...
For those children and young people who prefer accessing help online, digital services can be an important way of reducing barriers to access so it is important that a digital offer should be available for all young people. To prevent … Read more
Government Response
The government accepts the recommendation in part but states it plans to launch a public discussion paper to inform a new longer-term mental health strategy, deferring specific commitments on digital mental health services.
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29 Recommendation Deferred
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For those children and young people for whom inpatient admission cannot be avoided, a continued...
For those children and young people for whom inpatient admission cannot be avoided, a continued focus is needed to increase the quality of this care. As well as much improved data collection, this should include access to therapies, activities and … Read more
Government Response
The government states it is considering this recommendation, while affirming its focus on ensuring high-quality inpatient care and improving alternatives through existing initiatives like the NHS Long Term Plan and the Quality Improvement Taskforce for Children and Young People’s Mental Health.
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31 Recommendation Deferred
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The Department should commit to expanding Independent Mental Health Advocates support so that all children...
The Department should commit to expanding Independent Mental Health Advocates support so that all children and young people admitted to hospital informally have the same legal right to an Independent Mental Health Advocate as those admitted under legislation without qualification. … Read more
Government Response
The government is considering the recommendation to expand Independent Mental Health Advocate support for informal patients. It outlines existing work by various taskforces to reduce restrictive practices in children and young people's mental health inpatient services, but does not commit to expanding IMHA.
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33 Recommendation Deferred
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In addition to our recommendations on the use of restraint that we set out in...
In addition to our recommendations on the use of restraint that we set out in our report on the treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities, the use of prone restraint on children and young people should be … Read more
Government Response
The government is considering the recommendation to ban prone restraint on children and require reporting. It outlines existing programs and guidance aimed at reducing restrictive practices but does not commit to the specific actions requested.
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38 Recommendation Deferred
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For those children and young people for whom school is not the most accessible place...
For those children and young people for whom school is not the most accessible place to seek support, there must also be a community-based offer. This could be based on the network of drop-in hubs outlined in Chapter 4 of … Read more
Government Response
The government response does not directly address the recommendation for a community-based mental health offer but instructs the reader to refer to the response for Recommendation 3.
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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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