Troubled children at risk from mental health proposals, warn therapists

Fears that green paper on for better care in schools will take scarce resources away from young people with the most serious problems

Young people with the most serious mental health problems will be harmed by flawed government plans to boost services in schools for troubled children, ministers are being warned.

Under-18s who self-harm or are at risk of suicide are among those with complex conditions who could lose out on vital help because of proposals outlined in a recent green paper to tackle the crisis in young people’s mental health, according to psychotherapists who work with children.

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