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<p>Forecast expenditure on the provision of National Health Service mental health
services and support was £12.6 billion in 2022/23, £13.9 billion in 2023/24, and £14.8
billion in 2024/25. The equivalent information for 2021/22 is not available.</p><p>The
Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care
Research (NIHR). The NIHR supports a wide range of research studies in mental health,
and launched a Mental Health Research Initiative in 2021, which included a £30 million
investment to target acute regional and community mental health needs, and strengthen
the nation’s capacity for high impact research. Further activity is underway to establish
up to 10 Mental Health Research Groups in areas across England which experience a
high mental health burden, but which currently have limited or absent research capacity.
The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health,
including the factors influencing mental health.</p>
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