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Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 December 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2014. It was answered by Earl Howe (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2014 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Mental Health Services: Children

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what funding has been provided for child and adolescent mental health services each year since 2010.

Answer

The aggregated primary care trust (PCT) spend on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in England since 2010 is set out in the following table. The figures outline what PCTs have spent but do not indicate the amount of funding provided by the Department. The figures in the table have been rounded to the nearest £ million:

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

713

713

704

Not yet available

However, this does not include:

- spend by local authorities, including children’s services and schools’ expenditure on early intervention or emotional resilience programmes;

- £54 million invested by the Department over the four years from 2011-12 to 2014-15 in the Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme; and

- The £150 million investment over five years for NHS England in CAMHS for the treatment of eating disorders.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3322
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Children Finance Mental health services Young people
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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