PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services: Coronavirus (1 March 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental health needs of people who have lost a loved one due to covid-19.
Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
Asked by:
Nadia Whittome (Labour)
Answer
Since March 2020, the Government has given over £10.2 million to mental health charities, including bereavement support charities, to support adults and children struggling with their mental wellbeing due to the impact of COVID-19. This includes funding for bereavement support helplines, counselling and signposting services to ensure that grieving families and individuals who have lost loved ones have access to the bereavement support they need, when they need it. We continue to take a cross-Government approach to assess what is needed to provide support to bereaved families and individuals.
Answered by:
Ms Nadine Dorries (Conservative)
11 March 2021
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