Question follow-through · 23011

Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help prevent and (b) increase early intervention for mental ill health.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to (a) help prevent and (b) increase early intervention for mental ill health.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Shared Outcomes Fund Early Support Hubs project aims to increase the Government's understanding of the effectiveness of early intervention and prevention support for children and young people's mental health delivered in a community setting and streng...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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