Select Committee · Health and Social Care Committee

Children and Young People's Mental Health

Status: Open Opened: 2 Jun 2026

Inquiry scope

The Education and Health and Social Care Committees have jointly launched an inquiry into the mental health of children and young people. This inquiry will examine mental health support and services provided in education and community settings, available to children and young people up to the age of 25. The Committees wish to understand how this provision is integrated with specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), acute and other statutory NHS services. The Committees will shortly launch a survey to gather anonymised personal experiences from individuals. People who wish to share their own experiences may therefore prefer to wait to do so via this route rather than through a written submission. Information about the survey will be posted here. The Committees hope to specifically explore the relationship between children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, the support that is available to them and how well they are able to thrive and succeed in education. This is important for all children and young people, but there are particular groups for whom it is critical, including children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), care experienced children and young people and others who have suffered adverse childhood experiences. We will examine these issues in relation to education settings from the early years to further and higher education. In carrying out this work, the Committees will consider the Government’s commitment to expand Mental Health Support Teams to 100% of schools in England by 2029/30. They will also take account of forthcoming initiatives such as the establishment of a network of Young Futures Hubs and Best Start Family Hubs, to ensure a comprehensive and up‑to‑date understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the system. The Committees will also consider how far there is sufficient alignment between recent government strategies and reviews, including but not limited to the 10 Year Health Plan, the Best Start for Life Strategy, SEND reform, the Review into mental health, ADHD and autism services and the National Youth Strategy, education and NHS workforce plans. The Committees are accepting written evidence submissions until 27 March 2026 (by 23:59pm). Safeguarding and support If you have immediate concerns about yourself or someone else, you should contact 999. In addition to your GP, the following organisations may be able to offer support or further information: Childline – If you’re under 19 you can confidentially call, chat online or email about any problem big or small. Call 0800 11 11 - 24 hours a day or chat to a cousellor via: 1-2-1 counsellor chat | Childline Shout – Free, confidential and 24/7 text messaging service for anyone in the UK who needs support text ‘Shout’ to 85258 Parents Helpline – Call the Young Minds Parents Helpine for free on 0808 802 5544 or chat with them online via: Parents Helpline | Mental Health Help for Your Child | YoungMinds Samaritans – Support and guidance for everyone. Call 116 123 - 24 hours a day every day or email jo@samaritans.org Mind – For information, advice, and support for anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Call: 0300 123 3393

Oral evidence sessions

3 sessions

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
2 Sep 2026	Oral Evidence Dr Sachin Sankar · East Midlands CAMHS Collaborative, Dr Samantha Jones · Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Professor Subodh Dave · Royal College of Psychiatrists, Rebecca Gray · NHS Alliance, Vanessa Longley · Beat Eating Disorders, Victoria Hornby · Mental Health Innovations	View ↗
16 Jun 2026	Children and Young People's Mental Health Catherine Roche · Place2Be, Claire Evans · Anna Freud, Dr Jessica Mundy · the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Morgan Flack · National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), Professor Jo Ellins · University of Birmingham, Professor Nicholas Mays · the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	View ↗
10 Jun 2026	Oral Evidence Abigail Ampofo · YoungMinds, Connie Muttock · Centre for Young Lives, Dame Rachel de Souza · Office of the Children's Commissioner for England, Dr Alex George · Department for Education, Jo Hutchinson · Education Policy Institute	View ↗

Written evidence

146 submissions recorded

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Reference	Date	Submitter
CYM0254 Full text not held	9 Sep 2026	Let’s Talk Well Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0164 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Mrs Catriona Ross, Ulster University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0163 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Bournemouth University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0162 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Maria Michail, University of Birmingham Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0161 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Sharea Ijaz, University of Bristol Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0178 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Local Government Association Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0177 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Place2Be Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0175 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Impact on Urban Health Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0174 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Adoption UK Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0172 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	ADCS Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0171 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	GYRO (YPAS Service) Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0170 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Robyn Dowlen, Research Centre for Arts and Wellbeing, Edge Hill University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0169 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Lynsay Matthews, University of the West of Scotland Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0168 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	International Association for Premenstrual Disorders UK (IAPMD UK) Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0167 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Shaun Liverpool, Edge Hill University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0166 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	De Montfort University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0191 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	UKactive Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0190 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	The Reading Agency Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0189 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0188 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	The Premier League Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0187 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	INQUEST Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0186 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Scott Swain Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0184 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0183 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	UNISON Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0182 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Curve (Leicester Theatre Trust) Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0181 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Independent Schools Council Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0239 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Beat Eating Disorders Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0235 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Tracy Laverick, Leeds Trinity University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0234 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Hannah Kate Lewis, Queen Mary University of London Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0233 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Dr Ladan Hashemi, City St George's University of London Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0232 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Association of Colleges Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0231 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Professor Nicola Shaughnessy, University of Kent Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0228 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK (ADMP UK) Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0227 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Centre for Mental Health Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0226 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Human Rights Solidarity Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0253 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Sandy Leslie, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0251 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Education Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0249 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	The Care Quality Commission Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0247 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	The Children’s Society Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0246 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Oxfordshire County Council Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0244 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	University of Bath NHR Mental Health Research Group Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0243 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Psychiatry UK Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0242 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0241 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	People's Health Trust Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0027 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	TFORTRANSITION CIC Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0028 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Professor Andrew Hill, York St John University Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0030 Full text not held	2 Sep 2026	Naomi Williams, Sensory learning & Play C.I.C. Source committees: Health and Social Care Committee; Education Committee. Listed here under the primary browsing committee.
CYM0136 Full text not held	28 Jul 2026	Jim Dickinson, WONKHE
CYM0160 Full text not held	28 Jul 2026	The Well Centre
CYM0159 Full text not held	28 Jul 2026	Dr Rebecca Appleton, University College London

Who gave evidence

17 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Abigail Ampofo · Interim Chief Executive	YoungMinds	1
Catherine Roche · Chief Executive Officer	Place2Be	1
Claire Evans · Deputy CEO and Director of Education and Training	Anna Freud	1
Connie Muttock · Head of Policy	Centre for Young Lives	1
Dame Rachel de Souza · Children’s Commissioner for England	Office of the Children's Commissioner for England	1
Dr Alex George · Youth Mental Health Ambassador	Department for Education	1
Dr Jessica Mundy · Research Fellow	the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	1
Dr Sachin Sankar · Clinical Lead	East Midlands CAMHS Collaborative	1
Dr Samantha Jones · Officer for Mental Health	Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health	1
Jo Hutchinson · Director for SEND and additional needs	Education Policy Institute	1
Morgan Flack · Policy Officer	National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)	1
Professor Jo Ellins · Professor of Health Services Research at the Health Services Management Centre	University of Birmingham	1
Professor Nicholas Mays · Professor of Health Policy in the Department of Health Services Research and Policy	the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	1
Professor Subodh Dave · President	Royal College of Psychiatrists	1
Rebecca Gray · Director, Mental Health Network	NHS Alliance	1
Vanessa Longley · CEO	Beat Eating Disorders	1
Victoria Hornby · CEO	Mental Health Innovations	1