Funding for early support hubs
Children and young people will receive earlier, easy-access mental health interventions at hubs in local communities. The drop-in centres offer mental health support and advice to young people without a referral by a doctor or school. Services provided include group work, counselling, psychological therapies, specialist advice, and signposting to information and other services. The government announced in October £4.92 million would be available for 10 hubs. It is now providing an additional £3 million to expand the number of hubs to 24.