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<p>We recognise the importance of people being able to access the support they need
when they experience a mental health crisis. We have committed to investing an extra
£2.3 billion a year for mental health services by 2023/24. Around half of this will
go to improving services to help people experiencing mental health crises and community
mental health services.</p><p>The NHS Long Term Plan commits to 24-hour mental health
crisis support being available via NHS 111 by 2023/24 alongside increased investment
in a range of complementary and alternative crisis services, improvements in the mental
health response from the ambulance service and testing of appropriate access and waiting
times standards for urgent and emergency mental healthcare.</p><p> </p><p>In September
2019, we announced funding to expand and transform community mental health services
for people with mental health conditions in 12 pilot areas. This is the first step
in a £975 million investment to transform community mental health services as part
of the NHS Long Term Plan. These 12 pilot sites will receive £70 million funding for
new specialist services for mental health community care, revamping local NHS services
to build closer ties with charities, local councils and others.</p><p> </p>
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