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£15 million local mental health fund boost
The Beyond Places of Safety fund, launched last year, will fund clinics, crisis cafés and other community services designed to prevent people from reaching crisis point.
As part of a £15 million boost, those at risk of a mental health crisis will be able to access new support services as the Department of Health and Social Care reveals the 51 projects who will benefit from the investment to improve their support services. This will be achieved by integrating health and care support with other services such as housing advice, addiction services and counselling, improving links with local voluntary and community sector partners and providing safe and secure spaces in the community for those experiencing distress.
Beyond Places of Safety follows the success of a previous scheme that helped to develop hospital-based ‘places of safety’ for people experiencing a crisis to avoid them ending up in police cells. Since this scheme started, the number of detentions in police cells under the Mental Health Act has fallen by over 90 per cent.
Jackie Doyle-Price, Minister for Mental Health and Inequalities, said: “The last place anyone experiencing a mental health crisis should be is in a busy A&E department let alone a police cell. We are funding a range of innovative local projects that will provide a safety net for those at risk of mental health crisis and make sure they receive the care they need in a safe and secure setting. This builds on our previous grant scheme and will strengthen essential services to help prevent people from reaching crisis point, whilst improving support for those who do.”
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