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Children in Care: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to therapy services for children in care.

answeredDepartment for Education

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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
12 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Apr 2025 · 28 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to therapy services for children in care.

  2. 12 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 7 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Children in care and care leavers are significantly more likely to have poor mental health. The department’s latest data shows that two thirds of children become looked after due to abuse or neglect and we know that care experienced adults are at 4 to 5 t...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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