Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which of NHS England’s 25 trailblazer areas on transforming children and young people’s mental health include speech and language therapists.

All 25 trailblazer sites will have new Mental Health Support Teams working in and near schools and colleges to support children and young people with mild to moderate mental health conditions.

Mental Health Support Teams will work in an integrated way with existing professionals including speech and language therapists, school counsellors, nurses, and the voluntary sector to treat those with mild to moderate mental health issues in school and will help children and young people with more severe needs to access the right support and provide a link to specialist NHS services.