There’s no two ways about it: our mental health system is in crisis.
Nearly 1.8 million people in England are waiting for support, and the waits are painfully long. People are twelve times more likely to wait over 18 months for mental health treatment than for physical health.
For those of us living with mental illness, each extra day on a waiting list for support can be a day of risk. Our research shows that 80% of people’s mental health deteriorates while waiting.
That means more people reaching breaking point, more families under strain, more pressure on crisis and emergency services — and tragically, more lives lost to suicide.
Awareness is great, but we need to see action.
That’s why, this World Mental Health Day, we are calling for Right Treatment, Right Time. That means cutting waiting lists, investing in mental health services, and ensuring people can get the care they need, when they need it.
Because waiting should never be the answer.
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