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Counselling: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending school-based counselling on reducing child and adolescent mental health service waiting lists.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Feb 2025
Target answer date
26 Feb 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of extending school-based counselling on reducing child and adolescent mental health service waiting lists.

  2. 26 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government will provide access to specialist mental health professionals in every school through expanding Mental Health Support Teams, so every young person has access to early support to address problems before they escalate.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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