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Recommendation 11
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It is clear that young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 face some...
Conclusion
It is clear that young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 face some of the widest gaps between the support that they need and the support that is available to them. 56 Children and young people’s mental health We welcome NHS England & Improvement’s commitment to shift away from the current model of care towards one that provides for those aged 0–25. However, we have heard progress on this has been slow, with large variation between areas on what age services are commissioned to. Lucas’s story provided a stark reminder that the transition to adult services remains poor for many children and young people, with high rates of drop-out from services in this period. It is essential that young people do not experience a sudden drop in their support at the age of 18.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
84. The government is considering this recommendation. 85. MHSTs are specifically designed to provide a tailored offer of direct interventions to individuals and groups of children and young people with mild or moderate mental health needs like anxiety. This approach was informed by an evidence-based review commissioned by the department and led by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and University College London. 86. Any changes to the training and remit of MHSTs must be based on evidence – including the independent evaluation of MHSTs , commissioning for which is currently under way. Any change would need to consider whether the MHST model is the most appropriate approach, as complex need is likely to require specialist support, such as that in children and young people’s eating disorder services. 87. Alongside the roll-out of MHSTs , significant investment is also being made available to transform wider children and young people’s mental health services, including eating disorder services, that are geared to meet more complex need. A key function of MHSTs is to support children and young people to access more specialist support where this is needed. 88. The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) have been approved by NHSEI to provide individual registration schemes for children’s wellbeing practitioners (CWPs), EMHPs and psychological wellbeing practitioners. Course accreditation is being finalised for courses beginning from January 2022, and retrospectively assured for courses delivered prior to January 2022, so that all existing EMHPs and CWPs can be registered.