Employment: Mental Illness
(asked on 15th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people with mental health conditions are properly supported into work.
This question was answered on 21st November 2016
We are investing significant resources in this area including increasing the coverage of the Talking Therapy services by 600,000 people per year to 1.5million by 2020. We are also investing in trials and initiatives with a view to taking forward those that work best for individuals.
Mental Health is a key feature of our Green Paper Improving Lives published on 31 October 2016.