Mental Health in Education - Supporting the Child

Julia Jones was joined by Steve Broach KC, 39 Essex Chambers, and Laura Earnshaw, MyHappyMind, to consider how the mental health of children can be supported in education.

 Steve Broach discussed:

• Education law duties to pupils with mental health needs
• SEND consideration around children with those needs and the interface with health and education in the context of mental health needs
• Children with higher level mental health needs

Laura Earnshaw reviewed: 

• The state of children’s mental health nationally
• Challenges in the system
• MyHappyMind programmes
• Impact data