Too little money, too few beds. Why mental health is in crisis Home support is weak, the number of patients being detained has soared and a £1.4bn cash boost isn’t enough
What was once a taboo subject is now the stuff of commercials and celebrity confessions. Today, stars are lining up to discuss their mental health issues in public. Sheridan Smith and Simon Pegg are two high-profile names who have recently shared their problems, and recounted how they sought help from friends and professionals.
A Lloyds Bank television advert raising awareness of different mental health problems, featuring the likes of Countdown’s Rachel Riley, Olympian Victoria Pendleton, rapper Professor Green and journalist Jeremy Paxman, marked the crossing of another rubicon.
Community services are still a long way behind where they need to be, and crisis care is overstretched as a result Continue reading... The Guardian
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What was once a taboo subject is now the stuff of commercials and celebrity confessions. Today, stars are lining up to discuss their mental health issues in public. Sheridan Smith and Simon Pegg are two high-profile names who have recently shared their problems, and recounted how they sought help from friends and professionals.
A Lloyds Bank television advert raising awareness of different mental health problems, featuring the likes of Countdown’s Rachel Riley, Olympian Victoria Pendleton, rapper Professor Green and journalist Jeremy Paxman, marked the crossing of another rubicon.
Community services are still a long way behind where they need to be, and crisis care is overstretched as a result Continue reading... The Guardian
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