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Create clear, actionable plan to deliver comprehensive mental health offer for 0-25 year olds.

Recommendation
Despite nearly a decade of commitments, the transition from Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (CYPMHS) to Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS)—including Community Mental Health Services (CMHS)— remains a cliff edge and continues to fall short of what young people need. The Government, NHS England, and Integrated Care Boards must treat this issue as a national priority. We recommend that they create a clear, actionable plan as part of the formal response to the report, to deliver the promised “comprehensive offer for 0–25 year olds.” (Recommendation, Paragraph 114)
Addressee Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
Timeline
Recommendation age 0.5 yr
Report published 02 Dec 2025