Mental Health Services: Worcestershire

Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 23 September 2020.

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Photo of Sajid Javid Sajid Javid Conservative, Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the provision of mental health services in Worcestershire for people aged 16-24.

Photo of Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Continuing to expand access to children’s mental health services nationally is a priority for this Government, and it is a core part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The National Health Service has set an ambitious goal of an extra 345,000 children and young people aged 0-25 receiving support via NHS-funded mental health services and schools-based mental health support teams by 2023/24.

As a system, Herefordshire and Worcestershire have strengthened their transitions work through a new model for adult community mental health, with longer transitions and increased provision for young adults. The aim of this work is to reduce the ‘cliff edge’ experienced by some people when they turn 18.

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