- Extra funding for Early Support Hubs to help children and young people receive better mental health support across the country
- 24 hubs will receive a share of almost £8 million to help young people get support with their mental health at an earlier stage
- Services include psychological therapies, specialist advice and wider issues which may affect a young person’s mental health, including sexual health, exam worries, jobs, drugs, alcohol and financial worries.
Thousands of children and young people will receive earlier, easy-access mental health interventions at 24 hubs in local communities.
The drop-in centres offer mental health support and advice to young people without a referral by a doctor or school. Services provided include group work, counselling, psychological therapies, specialist advice, and signposting to information and other services.
The government announced in October £4.92 million would be available for 10 Early Support Hubs. It is now providing an additional £3 million to expand the number of hubs to , 24 across the country – ranging from Exeter to Liverpool.
