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More information about the Green Paper Project
Summary – Early evaluation:
This study explored the effectiveness of the programme’s “Trailblazer” wave, which funded new mental health support teams to be placed in schools and colleges at 25 sites.
The following key results were found:
- Positive outcomes were reported by schools early on, with staff members feeling supported by the quicker access to mental health advice and support.
- Some young people were not aware of the mental health support team in their school or what it did, but those who had direct support reported positive experiences.
- However, it was found that some children and young people struggled with mental health problems not severe enough to be referred to specialist support, but too complex or serious for the school practitioners to effectively support them.
- Also, some groups of young people were underserved by the mental health support teams. This included young people with special educational needs and neurodiversity, those from ethnic minority and religious backgrounds, and those with challenging social circumstances.
- A greater focus was placed on providing direct support for individual children and young people, rather than using a “whole school” approach to supporting pupils’ wellbeing.
- Although professional mental health roles in schools were popular, it was difficult to retain these professionals, leaving the support teams short-staffed.
‘Implementing mental health support teams in schools and colleges: the perspectives of programme implementers and service providers’
Ellins, J, Hocking, L, Al-Haboubi, M, Newbould, J, Fenton, S-J, Daniel, K, Stockwell, S, Leach, B, Sidhu, M, Bousfield, J, McKenna, G, Saunders, C, O’Neill, S & Mays, N 2023, ‘Implementing mental health support teams in schools and colleges: the perspectives of programme implementers and service providers’, Journal of Mental Health
National Institute for Health Research 2023, ‘Evaluating the implementation of the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision Green Paper’, Applied Research Collaboration