Department for Education
One in ten children and young people aged 5 to 16 has a clinically diagnosed mental health disorder and around one in seven has less severe problems. This advice from the DfE helps schools promote positive mental health in pupils and identify and address those with less severe problems at an early stage and build their resilience.
It also helps schools identify and support pupils with more severe needs and help them make appropriate referrals to specialist agencies such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) where necessary.
The DfE suggests that to help pupils succeed schools have a role to play in supporting them to be resilient and mentally healthy, but where severe problems occur schools should expect pupils to get support elsewhere as well, including from medical professionals working in specialist CAMHS, voluntary organisations and local GPs. Schools should ensure that pupils and their families participate as fully as possible in decisions and are provided with information and support.
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