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North Down - Mental Health

Mental Health Services should be restructured
Mental Health Services require additional funding
The Suicide Prevention Strategy needs to be fully delivered
There should be fully funded treatment & research of psilocybin-assisted therapy for mental disorders such as treatment-resistant depression & major depressive disorder
There should be fully funded mental health wellbeing centres as an alternative to psychiatric wards
All workplaces must have Mental Health First Aiders
Greater education is required about mental health issues in schools, further education environments and workplaces
Comments
  • I'm a psychotherapist having worked in the community for years. The only thing I disagree with is that we need wards AND wellbeing centres. Some folks need the intensive support of being inpatient. BUT the majority should be supported in the community