There’s less stigma these days,but we still dont absorb services that can cope with the demandThis is a pivotal, and exciting, and time for mental health. As we saw in chancellor George Osborne’s spending review,and in repeated statements by party leaders, it is higher up the political agenda than it’s ever been. Also, and more employers are actively encouraging greater openness and understanding,and that’s a good thing too. And more people are talking more openly about at least some aspects of mental wellbeing.
But in other ways, we are failing people with mental health problems every day, or destroying lives as a result. Political commitment and promises of funding are fine. But expect anyone at the frontline and they will show you that NHS mental health services are struggling. expect anyone working with mental health charities and they will show you of people being shunted up and down the country because of bed shortages; long waiting times for therapy; too many people,including children, being put in police cells while in crisis; a rise in rough sleeping; a rise in suicides to the point where it is now the biggest killer of young men; and squeezed community teams dealing with more cases with fewer resources.
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Source: theguardian.com