PM to unveil measures to improve mental healthcare

[Northerner]

Theresa May is set to announce major government action to improve support for people struggling with mental illness, including moves to help troubled young people and reduce the number of suicides.

In a rare speech on domestic policy on Monday, the prime minister will promise that the whole of government will do more to improve the care received by the one in four people every year who develop anxiety, depression or other related conditions.

She will detail how employers can play a much bigger role in helping staff who are forced to take time off work as a result of mental health problems. She is also finalising plans to outline steps schools can take to better identify and help the growing number of pupils who are becoming mentally vulnerable, sometimes as a result of sexting, bullying and pressure to do well in exams.

https://www.theguardian.com/society...t-mental-healthcare-provision-reduce-suicides

I'll believe it when I see it...🙄

 

[mikeyB]

To be fair, Northerner, she does have quite a long record on mental health problems, and this might well come to pass, but alas, with no extra money. It's a societal change that's needed, but I think that may be happening as more and more ' celebrities ' admit to mental health problems.