Government to Invest £32m in psychological therapies for young people

The Government is investing £32 million in psychological therapies, including talking therapies, for children and young people with mental health problems, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow will announce today.

The first phase of the project will see three collaboratives involving universities and teaching providers who will link up with local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)  to transform services for children and young people’s mental health. One of these areas involves Salford Cognitive Therapy Training Centre at Greater Manchester West NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust as the higher education institution covering North Pennine, South Pennine, Manchester, Salford, Derby and Barnsley.

See the full Department of Health news release through the link below