United Kingdom gov’t to invest almost £1bn in mental health services

Getting a specialist for this is a revolution in treating and discussing mental illness openly, according to The Guardian. Between 2009 and 2013 over 100 new mothers killed themselves as a result of postnatal depression and other mental health issues related to childbearing and birth.

Nearly £1bn is being invested in mental health services in England over the next five years as part of a new strategy, prime minister David Cameron announced on 11 January 2016.

“If untreated, these perinatal mental illnesses can have a devastating impact on the women affected and their families”.

People experiencing psychosis will experience improved waiting times as the Government will introduce a new standard timeframe for care.

“Nationwide, mental health services are underfunded”, said Terry Kidd, CEO of Frontier Health.

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., said in a column about Obama’s executive actions that improved mental health care is needed. He says that people should be more supportive towards the folks suffering from mental illnesses, encouraging them to talk, to ask for help and to be there for them when they need it.

David Cameron must be clear, is this all additional to the £1.25 billion announced in the Budget in March for children and young people’s mental health – which the Liberal Democrats secured?

Another £247 million will be spent to make sure every hospital emergency department has a mental health service, Mr Cameron will announce.

We need to take away that shame, let people know that they’re not in this alone, that when the clouds descend, they don’t have to suffer silently. “Children and young people, pregnant women and new mums, and those in crisis urgently need better services and support”.

The alliance also focuses on its campaign to improve the services for women with high risk or already with mental problems during pregnancy or post-natally by promoting awareness, education, as well as action.

With 1 in 4 expected to develop a problem such as a form of depression or anxiety this year alone, and suicide now the leading cause of death for men under 50, the Prime Minister will say that it is time to stop sweeping mental health issues under the carpet and will call for a frank and open discussion on how we can tackle the issue. “The taskforce will be setting out the road map for the next five years, a transformational plan that will require a commitment at every level, from Government right through to every local community”.

She added that it is not treated as seriously: “The waiting times for mental health are far greater”.

“The genuine emanate here is that there’s a outrageous problem with mental health”, pronounced John Snook, executive executive during a Treatment Advocacy Center, adding that he supports articulate about solutions within any context.

Increasing maternity mental health care is one of number of recommendations in a report by NHS England’s Mental Health Taskforce that is being published in the next few weeks.

Shadow housing minister John Healey said: “Any extra to help councils build new homes is welcome but Conservative ministers have halved housing investment since 2010 and are doing too little to deal with the country’s housing pressures”.