MP backs drive to improve mental health in Swindon

By Ben Fitzgerald - 4 February 2017

Education

A drive to improve mental health support in the town has been welcomed by North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson.

Under the government initiative, secondary schools will be offered mental health first aid training to increase awareness and help tackle the stigma around the issue.

To support this, new proposals will outline how mental health services for schools, universities and families can be improved.

Children and adolescent mental health services in Swindon will be reviewed, with experts looking carefully at those elements that are already working well and what can be improved.

These proposals are part of a wide range of measures to improve mental health in Swindon and make sure no one is left behind.

The review will also focus on improving support for mental health in the workplace, and provision of online support.

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