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<p>The £795 million of additional funding announced in the Autumn Statement will see
thousands of working-age adults with mental ill health helped back into work over
the next five years, keeping them out of poverty, improving their wellbeing, and raising
their living standards.</p><p>This will increase the number of sessions per course
of Talking Therapies treatment, to tackle the root causes of common mental health
conditions like anxiety and depression and to broaden access, leading to an expected
additional 384,000 people completing a course of treatment by 2028/29.</p><p>The investment
will also fund an additional 100,000 Individual Placement and Support places over
five years, which will help people with severe mental illness gain and retain paid
employment.</p><p>Between 2019 and 2022, total number of NHS Talking Therapies staff
across England, including clinical and non-clinical, has risen by 38%. NHS England
has published a positive practice guide for NHS Talking Therapies staff working with
those from black and ethnic minority groups, which is helping providers take appropriate
action to ensure that communities have equality of access to NHS Talking Therapies</p>
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