Councils spending ‘close to nothing’ on mental health initiatives

By manchesterusersnetwork on 9th December 2016   About us / Constitution, Breaking News..., Commissioned, Depression Mental Health, Featured News, Featured News 2, HEALTH, Lead Article, Manchester Central CCG, Mental Health, North Manchester CCG, South Manchester CCG  

Local authorities are spending less than 1% of their public health budget on mental health services, new data has revealed today. A freedom of information request by Mind found that the amount allocated by councils to prevent mental health problems has fallen for the last three years, from 1.4% to 0.9%. The mental health charity […]