Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health support teams are operating within schools; and how many (a) educational mental health practitioners and (b) Designated Senior Leads have been trained in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services trailblazer sites as outlined in the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper published in 2017.

There are currently 59 mental health support teams operational within schools and colleges. Some teams may, however, have flexed their resources to meet other requirements as part of the COVID-19 response and any subsequent school closures.

192 education mental health practitioners completed their training during 2018/19 and a further 496 trainees are currently in training.