Mental health counsellors in schools ‘save millions a year’

Schools that provide children with one-to-one mental health counsellors save the taxpayer millions of pounds

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Schools that provide children with one-to-one mental health counsellors save the taxpayer millions of pounds, a report suggests.

An analysis of the Place2Be school counselling service found it generates up to £36million in benefits each year.