Government proposals on children and young people's mental health

4 Dec 2017 02:38 PM

Ways for schools and colleges to support pupils' mental health are set out in a green paper, as well as plans for new mental health support teams.

The government has published proposals to improve mental health support for children and young people in England. Over £300 million has been made available to fund them.

The government is asking people for their views on the planned measures, which are set out in a green paper. The measures include:

This short video describes the main proposals in the green paper.

Children and young people’s mental health green paper video

Other proposals in the green paper include:

The consultation on the green paper will run for 13 weeks until 2 March 2018.