UK close to passing ‘landmark’ mental health reform

Long-awaited reforms to the 40-year-old Mental Health Act moved a step closer to becoming law today with their second reading in the House of Lords.

The Mental Health Bill will give patients a greater say in their care, but charities are concerned there may not be enough funding to support these changes

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[safirahmed]

The abolition of NHS England with it's replacement by 42 Independent Care Boards with Board influenced by private healthcare providers us yet more NHS privatisation.

Integrated Care Boards with profit motive will lead to reduced service provision for less profitable health services such as mental health provision, counselling and support.

[garyanthony]

My family is genetically predisposed to a mental health condition, two of my brothers committed suicide.. Mental health in the community is tragic, over the last 15 plus years of austerity its lost resources, investment and doesn't have sufficient staff or facilities and to make matters worse more people suffer from mental conditions due to bad politics and societal failures and prejudices. Some local authorities prioritise the wrong people, while others who can't access what help is there slip through the safety net and commit suicide and not to mention those who are gaining the system and wrongfully diverting help where it's needed.

This political move, if removing finance from already wanng resources and authorities, would have a massive negative impact but what I've learned is that people struggling at the bottom and who find it virtually impossible to have a quality if life, purpose and dignity are not cared for by their government or the local community as well as they should. Yes there are disabled and mentally ill people in good situations and some capable and in jobs but how many and how many rely on these services and benefits to continue and how many who are not?

[CandyKoRn]

So, we have a ballooning aging demographic and all the young are killing themselves. But at least we have talking therapies.