New mental health campaign launches

The Association of Mental Health Providers (AMHP) has launched a new campaign calling for urgent support for community mental health services.

The AMHP’s new #MHEqualityNow campaign aims to raise awareness of the exponentially rising unmet need for mental health services. The campaign is calling on Government to recognise the critical part mental health charities play in delivering mental health services by committing to sustainable ongoing and future funding for the sector.

After more than 10 years of austerity, and the cumulative impact of pandemic and cost of living pressures, the AMHP, the national voice for charities providing mental health and wellbeing services in England and Wales, reveals its insights into the demand on mental health services.

Over eight million people are supported by mental health charities – that is one in eight of the population – and a survey of the AMHP's 300 plus members has revealed: a 100% increase in waiting times for access to specialist referral and crisis services since summer 2022; and a 50% rise in people presenting with increasing needs, particularly with anxieties related to money and