HEALTH

Time for long-term thinking

Gillian Guy looks at recent research on the wider impact of mental health conditions, and highlights the importance of local authorities and the third sector working together to tackle the challenges presented.

Approximately one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year – a problem that is often the cause or consequence of wider, more practical issues.

Those with mental health conditions are more likely to turn to us with problems with debt, social housing and homelessness. 

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