Successive Governments have pledged to improve mental health support for children and young people. This briefing covers recent Department of Health and Social Care, Department for Education and NHS policy.
Research type:
Organisational publication
Access type: Date:
4 Jan 2021
Publisher:
House of Commons Library
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