Health minister earmarks £7 million for child and adolescent mental health
Funding follows government report to support whole-school approach to improve well-being
An additional £7.1 million of funding will help to protect, improve and support the mental health of children and young people in Wales, health minister Vaughan Gething has announced.
The new investment will support the implementation of the Welsh Government’s response to the recommendations made by the National Assembly’s children, young people and education committee in its Mind over Matter report last year.
Previous investments
The funding builds on previous investments in child and adolescent mental health services and will support the whole-school approach to improve mental health and well-being.
Mr Gething said: ‘We’ve taken action to put services in place to help children and young people deal with the pressures of everyday life.
‘In recent years, we have been able to provide additional funding to expand the numbers of specialist staff and develop new services.’
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