The government announced that it would have about 600 MHSTs operational by March 2025, with just over half (54 per cent) of pupils covered by the teams by the same point. Margaret Mulholland, SEND and Inclusion Specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, said this timeline ...
The core proposals are: to encourage all schools and colleges to identify and train a designated senior lead (DSL) for mental health; to fund new mental health support teams (MHSTs); and to develop strategies to meet the proposed four-week waiting time for access to specialist NHS mental ...