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Mental health crisis services in England are struggling
Services for people who are suicidal or self-harming are ‘under pressure’ and facing unprecedented demand, a BBC Radio 5 live investigation has found.
70 per cent of 39 mental health trusts that provided figures for their crisis teams said that they had seen their workload increase.
Some had seen referrals rise by as much as 60 per cent, but without an equivalent rise in funding.
NHS England said an extra £400 million will be spent on struggling crisis resolution teams.
One of the 54 mental health trusts who run crisis teams in England that BBC Radio 5 live contacted, East London NHS Foundation Trust, revealed its crisis team had seen referrals rise from 7,057 to 11,368 last year - a 60 per cent increase in demand.
An NHS England spokesperson said: “NHS investment in mental health services is rising faster than for other services and this includes an additional £400 million invested in crisis-resolution home-treatment teams from this year so that all areas are able to offer 24/7 emergency care to those who need it.”
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