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FReSH START and COVID-19 – addressing concerns around mental health services

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The current situation with COVID-19 is putting a great strain on all NHS services . We are aware that many mental health services are closing or limiting their input to telephone appointments. No doubt this causes concern and anxiety for those who need to access these services. The lockdown means people are feeling increasingly isolated and unsupported, at a time when they might most need help.

We will be working with our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) groups to better understand these concerns, to ask them what support is needed, and to consider how mental health services might be able to help, given the inevitable constraints. We will be holding an online workshop to discuss this topic in the next week or so, and will take our plans from there.

 In the meantime, there are some resources listed on our ‘for the public’ page which you may find useful.