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<p>Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services treat common mental
health conditions, including anxiety. More than 3.5 million adults have entered the
IAPT programme since its inception in 2008. Of that 3.5 million, over 2.1 million
have completed treatment and over 725,000 are in recovery and more than 100,000 people
have moved off sick pay and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced waiting times
standards to ensure better access to IAPT so that 75% of people referred to IAPT receive
treatment within six weeks and 95% receive treatment within 18 weeks.</p><p> </p><p>In
January 2016, the Government announced almost £1 billion of additional investment
for mental health, which included £290 million of new investment over the next five
years to provide mental healthcare for perinatal care.</p>
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