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Mental Health: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the mental health of young people.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Mar 2025
Target answer date
10 Mar 2025
Answer
12 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the mental health of young people.

  2. 10 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    We know children and young people often face long waits for mental health support and too many are not receiving the care they need. That is why we are providing £7 million of funding to extend support for 24 early support hubs that have a track record of...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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