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Mental health should have same priority as physical health

London Zosia Kmietowicz

Staying mentally well should be given the same priority by NHS policymakers as keeping physically fit, says an independent think tank based in the United kingdom, the Institute for Public Policy Research. In a report published this week, the institute set out its vision of what mental health services should look like in 2025. It suggests that by then, people with mental health problems will have access to local drop-in services and that public stigma around mental health will have declined. In addition, every neighbourhood will have access workers, based in locations such as community health centres, libraries, and GPs’ surgeries, who would offer people a fast route into specialist services, with access to psychological treatments and drugs.

To achieve these aims, policies are needed to maintain good mental health rather than just treating acute mental illness, argues the report. It suggests that policies should focus less . . . [Full text of this article]

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