Correspondence

Mental health and policing: letter from the Home Secretary

The Home Secretary has set out what the government is doing to address issues around mental health demand on policing.

• From: Home Office and The Rt Hon Suella Braverman KC MP
• Published: 23 February 2023

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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On 23 January 2023, the Department for Health and Social Care announced that mental health services are being boosted by £150 million in government funding.

The Home Secretary has thanked all chief constables in England and Wales, together with police and crime commissioners, for their continued focus on mental health and policing and their close work with health partners.

The Home Secretary has also set out details and timings of work by partners to address mental health demand.

Published 23 February 2023