United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 148205
Pupils: Mental Illness
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28 March 2022
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31 March 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of school aged pupils experiencing a mental health issue; and how that figure informed the additional £79 million investment in specialist mental
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28 March 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the number of school aged pupils experiencing a mental health issue; and how that figure informed the additional £79 million investment in specialist mental
Source: Commons
31 March 2022
Answer
The Department estimates that approximately one in six or 17.4% of children aged between six and 16 years old had a probable mental health disorder in 2021 - an increase from one in nine or 11.6% in 2017. The investment in specialist mental health support...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-03-28/148205
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1454923
- uk · wq-1454923 · source updated 31 March 2022