Pa ddarpariaethau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u rhoi ar waith i wella gwasanaethau cymorth iechyd meddwl mewn ysgolion, a beth yw'r cymorth presennol a gynigir i fyfyrwyr mewn ysgolion ledled Cymru?
In my Oral Statement to the Senedd on 14 May I stated good mental health will be the platform on which our education system will be built. The Curriculum for Wales, together with our statutory guidance on a Whole School Approach to Emotional and Mental Wellbeing, support this ambition.
In 2024-25 we are providing £13.6m in total from the Welsh Government’s education and health budgets to support implementation of the Whole School Approach, including provision of school counselling services.
Since initial roll-out the Whole School Approach has seen expansion and improved access to:
- school counselling services for learners and school staff
- delivery of universal and targeted well-being interventions
- training for teachers and school staff about children’s well-being; and
supporting the local CAMHS school in-reach services which provide dedicated mental health practitioners in schools for consultation, liaison, and advice to school staff.