30 September 2008
In response to the release of 2007/08 national survey of investment in mental health, Simon Lawton-Smith, Head of Policy at the Mental Health Foundation, said:
“We welcome this breakdown on where money on adult mental health services has been invested in 2007/08. The overall 10% increase in spending from 2006/07 is welcome.
What it does show, however, is the continuing burden of expensive services for relatively few people with the most severe needs, requiring in-patient and secure care.
We need to do more to provide prevention and early intervention services in the community to reduce the number of people who go on to develop serious mental health problems requiring intensive care.
Although there has been a small increase in the amount of money spent on mental health promotion it is still a tiny amount of total spend – some one-tenth of one percent. If we are serious about trying to reduce the prevalence, and future cost, of mental health problems then Trusts need to do some serious thinking about where their spending priorities lie.”
Notes to editors:
Read the survey of investment on the Department of Health website - http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/ Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_088701
For more information contact Simon Loveland in the Mental Health Foundation press office on 020 7803 1130 or email sloveland@mhf.org.uk
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