How easy is it to get help with mental health problems in the UK? It’s a topical issue, with reports of long waiting lists and some people being sent miles from home for treatment. Our mental health services are struggling to meet demand – and the government has vowed to invest more money to make improvements in England.
The level of care you get appears to vary, depending on where you are. New guidelines recommend that people with anxiety and depression should get talking therapies within six weeks. This is happening in some places but not others.
We asked our readers, and people across Britain voiced the same concerns: long waiting times, care or therapy time-limited and not always tailored to individual needs. Many also spoke of a “postcode lottery”.
Here’s a selection of those responses – and we’re keen to hear more.
[For more of this story, written by Sarah Marsh and Guardian Readers, go to https://www.theguardian.com/co...problem-five-stories]
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