Children and young people’s mental health and well-being taskforce

The taskforce will look at improving outcomes for children and young people’s mental health and well-being.

The taskforce will look at how to improve the way children’s mental health services are organised, commissioned and provided and how to make it easier for young people to access help and support, including in schools, through voluntary organisations and online.

The taskforce, co-chaired by Jon Rouse Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at Department of Health and Martin McShane NHS England’s director for people with long term conditions. It brings together experts on children and young people’s mental health services and people who know about wider system transformation from education, social care and health. It commissions external advice from experts and others with experience in children and young people’s mental health.

Read the taskforce’s proposals and the main findings from their consultation.

Membership

Read the full membership list (PDF, 204KB, 9 pages)

Terms of reference

Read the full terms of reference (PDF, 134KB, 5 pages)

Contact details

CYPMHTaskForce@dh.gsi.gov.uk