Almost £1 Billion Funding for Mental Health Treatments (BBC News / Department of Health)

Summary

David Cameron recently announced an “assault on poverty”, which will include various reforms including improvements to mental health services, mentoring schemes and better housing.

Mental health services-related plans see increases in funding for specialist pre- and post-natal care for mothers, mental health services in hospital emergency departments and community-based treatments.

Full Text Link

Reference

David Cameron pledges ‘assault on poverty’ with social reforms. London: BBC Health News, January 11^th 2016.

This relates to:

Full Text Link

Reference

Prime Minister pledges a revolution in mental health treatment. London: Prime Minister’s Office, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Department of Health and NHS England, January 11^th 2016.

Community Mental Health Social Worker Training Scheme

The Department of Health is providing £10 million towards a fast-track scheme, run by the Think Ahead charity, to train graduates as social workers who will work in community mental health teams.

Full Text Link

Reference

Funding for mental health social worker fast-track scheme. London: BBC Health News, March 26^th 2016.

On the MindEd Trust

Full Text Link

Reference

Pym, H. (2016). Mental health – ‘We must have change’. London: BBC Health News, March 19^th 2016.

Personal Finance Issues

Possibly of interest, on the new Money and Mental Health Policy Institute:

Full Text Link

Reference

Pym, H. (2016). Mental health and debt problems: ‘A marriage made in hell’. London: BBC Health News, March 4^th 2016.