Question follow-through · 27492

Mental Health Services: Children and Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on support that should be made available to children and young people while they are awaiting assessment by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
9 Sept 2026
Answer
17 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on support that should be made available to children and young people while they are awaiting assessment by Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

  2. 9 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    Local services are expected to ensure that children and young people awaiting assessment are provided with appropriate advice and information about other sources of support available to them, including self-help resources and online support.

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