Today the Scottish Government released their Programme for Government. 

Penumbra welcomes the announcement of several investments and commitments to supporting Scotland’s Mental Health.

Key strategies across mental health include:

• £60 million investment in mental health services across schools
• Creating 350 counsellor positions and an additional 250 nurses in schools
• Additional 80 counsellors in higher and further education

There has also been the reassertion of previously mentioned strategies, including:

• Expanding upon Distress Brief Intervention to under-18’s
• Reducing suicide in Scotland by 20%
• Making mental health and suicide prevention training mandatory for all NHS staff

Mental Health spending across Scotland will increase £250m over the next five years.

The full Programme for Government can be read here.

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