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£15 million grant for mental health
The Department of Health has launched a new £15 million fund to better support people at risk of experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Beyond Places of Safety scheme focuses on preventing people from reaching crisis point in the first place, and helping to develop new approaches to support people who experience a mental health crisis. It will improve support services for those needing urgent and emergency mental healthcare, including conditions such as psychosis, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders.
The Beyond Places of Safety fund follows a £15 million investment in the Improving Places of Safety scheme, which aims to reduce the number of people who end up in a police cell following detention under the Mental Health Act.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: “As part of the government’s commitment to improving mental health throughout society, we are determined to go further to help people who are experiencing a crisis or feel they are approaching one. We want make sure that therapeutic and empathetic support is in place to stop people falling ill, support them through crisis and help them recover.”
Jackie Doyle-Price, Minister for Mental Health, added: “There can be few experiences more frightening and disorientating than mental health crisis, and I commend the teams already providing brilliant support with help from our previous grant scheme. This additional funding will give local areas scope to do even more, and I look forward to seeing lots of innovative ideas for improving urgent and emergency mental healthcare across the country.”
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