Mental health charities warn cuts 'put lives at risk'

[annie]

Six mental health organisations in England are warning that NHS cuts are putting lives at risk.

It comes as figures reveal that early intervention schemes to help young mental health patients have been reduced over the past 12 months.

Mental health trusts are being asked to save almost 20% more from next year's budgets than hospitals.

NHS England says it has put procedures in place to ensure mental and physical health are treated equally in future.

The Mental Health Foundation, Rethink Mental Illness, Mind, the NHS Confederation Mental Health Network and the Centre for Mental Health and the Royal College of Psychiatrists have released a letter on Wednesday warning that planned cuts for next year will put lives at risk as the system is already underfunded.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-26530733

[coffee]

hi its awful reading how cuts in services that are desperately needed are effecting those in need but the way things are its not surprising that the old, vulnerable and disabled etc. are suffering and yet when it comes to comes to footballers , rich ,etc no shortage there? justice???> coffeex

[wendy]

In our Norwich mental health hospital, they have closed wards, so there  are not the beds available for when someone is sectioned.
So they have to send sick people to police cells, which is not acceptable.