MPs criticise government’s child mental health plans as unambitious

The government’s plans to overhaul and improve young people’s mental health services are not ambitious enough and will not help most of those who need support, MPs on two influential select committees have said. In a joint report published on 9 May,1 the education committee and health and social care committee were highly critical of a government green paper published in December 2017.2 The green paper pledged to implement various measures to improve mental health support for young people in England, backed by a £350m (€400m; $475m) investment. Proposals included encouraging every school and college to have a designated senior …