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  • Government announces successful bids to £15 million mental health fund

    Forty-one projects awarded funding for places of safety for people in mental health crisis.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Increased mental health services for those arrested

    An extra £12 million will be spent over the next 2 years to expand services that make mental health assessments available to those arrested.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New funding for safe places for people in mental health crisis

    Government opens bidding to fund health based places of safety to stop those in mental health crisis being held in police cells.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Future in Mind: 1 year on

    Alistair Burt, Minister for Community and Social Care, speaks about the progress in mental health services for children and young people.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM: Improve mental health treatment to get thousands more back to work

    David Cameron announces that tens of thousands of people with mental health conditions will be supported to find or return to work.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • New investment in mental health services

    An extra £1 billion will be invested in mental health care by 2021 and a million more people will get mental health support.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Children’s mental health: new online resources for adults

    Alistair Burt outlines why adults should talk to children and young people about mental health and introduces new online resources.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Citizen Go’s campaign about crisis pregnancy

    The department's response outlines how it plans to make improvements to perinatal mental health.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prime Minister's speech on life chances

    David Cameron gave a speech on life chances, explaining how the government intends to transform the lives of the poorest in Britain.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Prime Minister pledges a revolution in mental health treatment

    The Prime Minister will announce almost a billion pounds of investment to enhance mental health services across the country.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Use of police cells for those in mental health crisis halved

    Crisis care programme reduces use of police cells as a 'place of safety' by more than 50% for people experiencing a mental health crisis.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • PM on plans for a seven-day NHS

    David Cameron gave a speech setting out his plans for "a 7-day NHS, safe in our hands - for every generation to come".

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Deputy Prime Minister launches mental health in sport initiative

    Sports bodies are signing up to the Mental Health Charter for Sport and Recreation to help remove stigma and prejudice around mental health.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy PM announces billion pound boost over 5 years for children's mental health services

    Nick Clegg has secured £1.25 billion of new funding as part of today’s budget to help children and new mothers with mental health issues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister launches search for Mental Health Heroes

    Nick Clegg announces a search for unsung mental health heroes who have helped, supported or inspired those with mental health conditions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local Mental Health Heroes recognised by the Deputy PM

    Nick Clegg announced the winners of the Mental Health Hero Awards, as people are asked to take 5 minutes to help break the stigma around mental health.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Clegg at Mental Health Conference

    The Deputy Prime Minister spoke about removing mental health stigma and the need to adopt a 'zero suicide' ambition across the NHS.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Clegg calls for new ambition for zero suicides across the NHS

    The Deputy Prime Minister hosted a major Mental Health Conference on 19 January to discuss the future of mental health services in England.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Mental Health Act code of practice

    A revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act 1983 provides guidance for professionals.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Nick Clegg holds first Mental Health Taskforce meeting

    Members of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Mental Health Taskforce met for the first time today to look at 3 priority mental health areas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government