Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 49
49
Prioritise mental health support for children in care and pilot co-located CAMHS services.
Conclusion
The Department for Education should work with the Department of Health and Social Care to ensure that children in care and care leavers are prioritised for mental health support and improve training for mental health practitioners on the impact of trauma. This could be achieved by setting up co-located mental health services between children’s social care and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the Department should work with the Department for Health and Social Care to pilot this approach. (Recommendation, Paragraph 121)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 October 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗