<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Romeu, Daniel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chitsabesan, Prathiba</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mughal, Faraz</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young people’s mental health: an NHS primary care perspective, 10 years on</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">British Journal of General Practice</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026-01-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">4-6</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.3399/BJGP.2025.0743</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">76</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">762</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">In 2016, an editorial in the BJGP warned that Children and Young People’s (CYP) mental health services were the ‘Cinderella of Cinderella services’ and called for primary care to play a more pivotal role in early identification, intervention, and co-ordination of support.1 Since then, the scale of this issue has grown; referrals to specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have increased, waiting times have lengthened, and general practice remains one of several universal settings, alongside schools, at the forefront of an under-resourced system struggling to meet demand2.The policy landscape, however, has shifted significantly. Recent developments, including the 10-Year Health Plan3 and NHSE’s National Implementation Guidance for Urgent and Emergency CYP Mental Health Care4, signal a system moving towards integration, prevention, and earlier intervention. The most transformative change for primary care is the introduction of Neighbourhood Multidisciplinary Teams (NMDTs) for CYP, closely aligned with Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) described in the 10-Year Health Plan, and the continued national roll-out of Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in schools and colleges. Together, these initiatives shift mental health care closer to where young people live, learn and seek help.5 The case for transformation is clear. Prevalence of CYP mental health problems has continued to rise: one in five young people in England are now estimated to experience a probable mental health disorder5 and around 48% of lifetime mental disorders begin by age 18 and 63% by 256. Yet only about 40% of those affected receive treatment, leaving a substantial treatment gap7.“...one in five young people in England are now estimated to experience a probable mental health disorder5 and around 48% of lifetime mental disorders begin by age 18...”Rising prevalence …</style></abstract></record></records></xml>