Richard Holden MP attends Mental Health Awareness Week event.
Commenting, Richard said:
"This year it’s focussed on loneliness - and is aiming at raising awareness of the impact of loneliness on our mental health and the steps we can take to address it.
"This week I attended a really poignant presentation on loneliness in Parliament, which explained how the pandemic has exacerbated these kinds of issues.
"When in the Commons, I have been a vocal champion for increased funding across the NHS as a whole and in my North West Durham hospitals.
"That includes mental health services. At the moment too much out of local mental health provision, especially for young people, just isn’t up to scratch of functioning as well as it could be.
"There have been two important Government commitments in this space
1.) A further £2 billion to address waiting times for mental health services, giving more people the mental health support needed.
2.) The latest Spending Review provided targeted support of £150 million in NHS mental health facilities linked to A&E and to enhance patient safety in mental health units.
"But these are just steps on the road towards major improvements that are needed
"And as always, if you are or no anyone who needs help, do not hesitate to contact me on richard.holden.mp@parliament.uk - we have had so
Read more here about the week: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/.../mental-health..."