Part of Education – in the House of Commons at on 9 September 2024.
Laurence Turner
Labour, Birmingham Northfield
Last year, there was a 38% increase in the number of CAMHS referrals in Birmingham, while also a sharp fall in the number of young people seen within six months of a referral. Does the Minister agree that we need much more preventive support in schools, and closer working between education and health bodies?
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