Mental health care in England to get funding boost

[maureenho]

Mental health care in England to get funding boost

14 March 2015 Last updated at 12:53

Mental health services in England will receive £1.25bn in next week's Budget, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed.

He said the cash, spent over five years, would mainly go towards helping more than 100,000 young people.

The plan will also see the first waiting-time standards for children and extra specialists in talking therapy.

Labour has previously criticised the government for cutting spending on children's mental health services.

Chancellor George Osborne will set out his spending plans in the Budget on Wednesday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31882429

[annie]

Not before time, it has always been the poor relation

[wendy]

It is good that the money will help young people but help is required for the older patients.
They must not be forgotten because of their age.