Defra contributed to the UK Health Security Agency’s published guidance on providing advice about the impacts of being flooded on people’s mental health: • Flooding health advice: mental health - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), • Flooding and health: assessment and management of public mental health - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The Environment Agency (an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by Defra) works with independent charitable organisations such as National Flood Forum – A charity to help, support and represent people at risk of flooding. Local mental health care providers and the Voluntary and Community Sector will work with Local Resilience Forums as part of a multi-agency partnership to co-ordinate a response to a major incident and will provide the necessary mental health support to communities impacted by an emergency. Although there are no plans to establish a dedicated funding stream for rural communities’ mental health need during and after crisis events, Defra and DHSC recognise the need to work closely together and with others to ensure that this support is carefully planned for and provided.