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The government is to invest £143m improving children's mental health services in England this year, BBC News has learned.The government is to invest £143m improving children's mental health services in England this year, BBC News has learned.
The funding is part of a £1.25bn package of increased spending on children and adolescents' mental health services announced in March's budget.The funding is part of a £1.25bn package of increased spending on children and adolescents' mental health services announced in March's budget.
The money for 2015/16 will be formally announced on Monday.The money for 2015/16 will be formally announced on Monday.
It is short of the £250m Department of Health officials had expected to be spent this year.It is short of the £250m Department of Health officials had expected to be spent this year.
A spokeswoman said they had reduced this year's spending to ensure the money was properly invested.A spokeswoman said they had reduced this year's spending to ensure the money was properly invested.
She added they were fully committed to spending the whole £1.25bn over the course of the Parliament.She added they were fully committed to spending the whole £1.25bn over the course of the Parliament.
Children's mental health services in England are under severe strain, with long waiting times for treatment and few hospital beds, forcing some children to travel large distances for treatment.Children's mental health services in England are under severe strain, with long waiting times for treatment and few hospital beds, forcing some children to travel large distances for treatment.
'Spend intelligently'
Ministers are also expected to announce on Monday that £30m is to be spent this year helping people with eating disorders.Ministers are also expected to announce on Monday that £30m is to be spent this year helping people with eating disorders.
The details are likely to include a guarantee that by 2020, 95% of patients will be seen within four weeks of being referred, with the most urgent cases seen within a week.The details are likely to include a guarantee that by 2020, 95% of patients will be seen within four weeks of being referred, with the most urgent cases seen within a week.
Sarah Brennan, head of the charity Young Minds, said: "I'm not worried about how much they are spending this year as long as it's spent well, that the money is spent intelligently.
"They should use it to gear up this year, organise themselves and hire the right staff, allowing them to make next year a year of real transformation."
Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, the former care minister, said the shortfall in 2015/16 should be spent next year.
He added: "We also have to ensure that the government don't cut the money they give other areas of mental health funding, such as local authorities, who fund many psychiatric services for young people."