Friday 22 October 2021

Northamptonshire NHS mental health helpline receives 100,000 calls in August alone as demand expected to rise

Northamptonshire NHS mental health helpline receives 100,000 calls in August alone as demand expected to rise A 24/7 mental health Helpline in Northamptonshire has seen a sharp rise in demand following the end of national lockdowns.

The number, which launched in March 2020 by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) and the mental health charity Mind, has seen calls increase from an average of 60-a-day in its first three months to as many as 500-a-day by October this year. In August alone there were over 100,000. Northampton Chronicle and Echo 

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