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Mental Illness: Pupils

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support schools to recognise early signs of rare mental health disorders.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
16 Apr 2026 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support schools to recognise early signs of rare mental health disorders.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    We recognise the importance of early intervention for children and young people’s mental health, which is why we are accelerating the rollout of Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) in schools and colleges in England.MHSTs are transforming access to mental ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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