(UK) Sutton high school to unveil "mental health screening pilot"; esp. for kids with ASD/ADHD

Feb 13, 2019, This is local London: Greenshaw High School to lead Sutton schools mental health pilot https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/17430178.greenshaw-high-school-to-lead-sutton-schools-mental-health-pilot/ Greenshaw High School will lead the first wave of schools in a new “trailblazer” pilot which aims to reduce rates of self-harm in children and young people across Sutton. The secondary school, in Grennell Road, will be among “eight to 10” others involved in the initiative when it's launched, a council scrutiny committee meeting heard. Council officers hope the new project will reduce the incidence rate of self-harm in children and young people by 20 per cent over the next three years. … Dr Jeffrey Croucher, clinical lead for Sutton CCG, said: “This is all about reducing self-harm in children and young people in Sutton. We've already heard that there's a high incidence of this and what we hope to do over the next three years is to reduce that incidence by 20 per cent…. “We're trying to build emotional resilience in our young children, supporting the teachers, support for ADHD [attention deficit hyperactivity disorder] and ASD [autism spectrum disorder] children, and support for the parents.”… The workers located to Sutton will be undertaking their training with Health Education England, delivered at Kings College London, before the pilot goes live in the autumn…. Sutton was announced as one of 25 mental health “trailblazers” in England which will rollout new mental health services to 500,000 people in England. …