Question follow-through · 13118

Mental Health Services: Schools

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what interaction at a local level Mental Health Support Teams are expected to have with Local Authorities and Academy Trusts on improving school attendance.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
29 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jul 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what interaction at a local level Mental Health Support Teams are expected to have with Local Authorities and Academy Trusts on improving school attendance.

  2. 29 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Mental Health Support Teams (MHST’s) are expected to work collaboratively with local authorities and local education settings as part of a whole-system approach to improving school attendance. The MHST role is to support early identification and intervent...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Exercise: Schools

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Exercise: Schools

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Neighbourhood Health Centres

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General Practitioners

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