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For people living with depression, anxiety or other common mental health conditions, talking to a mental health profession can be a real lifeline and help them to manage their conditions. That is why the Government and NHS England have committed to Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) to reach 25% (1.5 million) of people with common mental health conditions by 2020/21.<\/p>
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The NHS Planning Guidance sets out clear expectations for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to meet the IAPT expansion targets outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health as part of annual planning and all CCGs have had to submit their expected trajectories towards those targets.<\/p>
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The NHS Planning Guidance is available at the following link:<\/p>
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