Is what we are doing working?
Page Last updated 16-12-2008
- A number of community based mental health promotion projects have been established, but these tend to exist as small pockets of good practice rather than available to whole communities, and many rely on short-term funding.
- In many cases, access to cognitive behaviour therapy, psychotherapy and counselling are a lottery based on location and the inclination of the GP to refer to such services.
- Better joined up working between Social Services, GPs, Health Visitors, Probation, schools, voluntary sector, community services would improve education and access to services.