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Scotland announces extra £10 million for mental health early intervention
The Scottish government has declared an extra £10 million will be invested to help people with mental health difficulties at an early stage.
The funding will be spent over two years and would support new forms of mental health work in primary care settings. It is part of a wider strategy to improve early intervention and put more focus on prevention.
Mental Health Minister Maureen Watt said: "We want to greatly improve early intervention, so that we can give people timely treatment before more serious problems develop.
"To do that there needs to be a strong mental health response in primary care settings, and that's what this £10 million programme will help us to do.
"By testing innovative approaches we can see what works and potentially role these out more widely. In particular, we want to look at ways in which improving physical health can improve mental health.
"We also want to look at how targeting resources in deprived or rural communities can begin to break down some of the health inequalities we are still seeing."
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