Coronavirus: Young People

(asked on 20th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the survey of young people with a history of mental health published by YoungMinds on 30 March 2020; and what steps the Government is taking to help ensure provision of support to young people (a) in self-isolation and (b) socially distancing during the covid-19 outbreak..


Answered by
Nadine Dorries Portrait
Nadine Dorries
This question was answered on 28th April 2020

Children and young people’s mental health remains a priority for this Government.

NHS England and NHS Improvement have asked all mental health trusts to ensure they have 24 hours a day, seven days a week open access telephone lines in place for urgent National Health Service mental health support, advice and triage for people of all ages through a single point of access. Mental health providers are also looking at how they can maximise the use of digital and virtual channels to keep delivering support to existing and new service users.

Public Health England has also updated resources, such as the Every Mind Matters platform, and published guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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