Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of mental health support in schools.
Minister of Education: The provision of mental health support, including for children and young people, is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Health.
There are a range of services and teams within Health and its relevant agencies for example the Public Health Agency and Health Trusts, which work directly with schools.
My Department supports the delivery of a whole school approach to emotional health and wellbeing through the Education Authority’s ‘Being Well Doing Well’ programme, which provides training, guidance and resources to schools.
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