Committees

Children and young people's mental health

Inquiry

The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into Children and Young People’s Mental Health. The inquiry will examine the progress that has been made by Government against their own ambitions to improve children and young people’s mental health provision.

We will also consider whether the system should be reformed toward a more holistic approach that prioritises early intervention and prevention as well as crisis care and explore how to tackle worrying trends in self-harm and suicide.

Learn more about our work.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Tuesday 22 June 2021
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Children and young people's mental health - Oral evidence 22 June 2021
9:30am
  • Professor Tim Kendall (National Clinical Director for Mental Health at NHS England)
  • Claire Murdoch (National Mental Health Director at NHS England)
  • Ms Nadine Dorries (Minister of State for Mental Health, Suicide Prevention and Patient Safety at Department of Health and Social Care)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 25 May 2021
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Oral evidence session 25 May 2021
Children and young people's mental health - Oral evidence
9:30am
  • Kamena Dorling (Head of Policy and Advocacy at Article 39)
  • Saffron Cordery (Deputy CEO and Mental Health Lead at NHS Providers)
  • Bernadka Dubicka (Chair of the Children and young people’s faculty at Royal College of Psychiatrists)
10:15am
  • Julie Bentley (CEO at Samaritans)
  • Steve Mallen (Co-founder at Zero Suicide Alliance)
  • Louis Appleby (Professor of Psychiatry and National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health at University of Manchester)
  • Mark Rowland (CEO and member of National Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisory at Mental Health Foundation)
Supporting those with dementia and their carers - Oral evidence
11:15am
  • Tom Surrey (Director of Adult Social Care Policy at Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Helen Whately MP (Minister of State for Care at Department of Health and Social Care)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 20 April 2021
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Children and young people's mental health - Oral evidence 20 April 2021
9:30am
  • Lucas (Activist at Young Minds)
  • Hope, Easting Disorder advocate
10:00am
  • Professor Pat McGorry (Professor of Youth and Mental Health at University of Melbourne, and Director of Orygen Youth Health at Oregen Youth Health Research Centre in Victoria, Australia)
  • Cassandra Harrison (Chief Executive Officer at Youth Access)
10:30am
  • Professor Peter Fonagy (Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences at University College London)
  • Dr Aleisha Clarke (Head of Child Mental Health and Wellbeing at Early Intervention Foundation)
  • Tim Bowen (Head at Maple Primary School, St Albans)
  • Shanti Johnson (Deputy Head at Maple Primary School, St Albans)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 23 March 2021
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Children and young people's mental health - Oral evidence 23 March 2021
9:30am
  • Lynne Green (Chief Clinical Officer at Kooth)
  • Emma Thomas (Chief Executive at Young Minds)
  • Sophie Corlett (Director of External Affairs at Mind)
10:15am
  • Dame Rachel de Souza (Children's Commissioner for England at Office of the Children's Commissioner for England)
  • Martin Lennon (Head of Public Affairs at Office of the Children's Commissioner for England)
10:45am
  • Tim Kendall (National Clinical Director for Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement)
  • Claire Murdoch (National Mental Health Director at NHS England)
Virtual meeting

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: hsccom@parliament.uk
  • Address: Health and Social Care Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA