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Children and young people's mental health - role of education inquiry

Inquiry

Schools and colleges struggle to provide adequate time and resource for pupils’ well-being, according to the Health and Education Committees in a joint report published today.

The Committees say an increasing number of education providers are having to cut back on mental health services, such as in-school counsellors, despite a growing prevalence of mental ill health among children and young people.

The report notes that half of all cases of mental illness in adult life start before the age of 15 and that one in 10 children aged between 5-16 have had a diagnosed mental disorder.

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Wednesday 29 March 2017
9:30am Public
Children and young people's mental health - role of education inquiry - Oral evidence 29 March 2017
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Tuesday 14 March 2017
2:30pm Public
Children and young people's mental health - role of education inquiry - Oral evidence 14 March 2017
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

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