Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2018 to Question 123474, what the timetable is for the publication of the mental health pathways for crisis care, perinatal mental health, children and young people's mental health and acute mental health; and if he will make a statement.

The mental health pathways are intended to provide clear guidance to both commissioners and providers in relation to the commissioning and implementation of services to improve access and outcomes for people with mental health problems.

The perinatal pathway was published on 8 May 2018 and can be found at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/the-perinatal-mental-health-care-pathways/

Pathways for crisis care, children and young people’s mental health and acute mental health are being reviewed ahead of publication to ensure alignment with the wider Five Year Forward View for Mental Health strategy, as well as the outcomes of the consultation on the Green Paper on Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision. This review is necessary to ensure the pathways provide the most helpful guidance to both commissioners and providers.