An investment of £1.4m will be made to introduce specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to schools as part of a two-year pilot.
Dedicated CAMHS practitioners will be recruited to work with teachers in 28 secondary schools, six middle schools and 190 primary schools in three pilot areas in north-east, south-east and west Wales from the end of 2017.
The initiative aims to provide teachers with on-site advice to help them support pupils experiencing difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, and compulsive self-harm or conduct disorders.
The pilot will run for two academic years, concluding in the summer of 2020. The results will then be evaluated, with the potential for rollout across the rest of Wales.
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