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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Mental Health Services: Finance (26 October 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department are taking steps to provide additional mental health support, in the context of the rising cost of living.

Asked by:
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour)

Answer

On 9 October we launched our Every Mind Matters campaign, which urges people to be kind to their mind. The campaign empowers people to look after their mental health by directing them to free, practical tips and advice, through the Every Mind Matters website, which can be found at the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/

Ever Mind Matters includes practical advice on coping with money worries and job uncertainty, and it provides link to a range of voluntary organisations that provide mental health support, such as CALM and Hub of Hope and to organisations such as Mental Health and Money Advice, a UK-wide service that combines support for both mental health and financial problems.

We continue to drive progress on delivering the aims of the NHS Long Term Plan to enhance the availability of mental health support and transformation of mental health services. Through the Long Term Plan, an additional two million people will be able to access NHS-funded mental health support by 2023/24.


Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
3 November 2022

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