Mental health access for alcohol addiction
Significant barriers to timely mental health support for patients with alcohol addiction due to service and awareness gaps.
3 items
1 source
2 inquiries
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Mental health access for alcohol addiction has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
3 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (3)
SP56 — Mental health assessment powers for isolated children
Recommendation: Phase 2 should consider whether further legislative change is required to allow mental health clinicians to assess children and young people who are isolated from professional support and may pose a risk of violence, particularly where powers under the Mental …
Gov response: The government agrees with all 67 recommendations made by the Chair. The government recognises these five fundamental failings. These failings are unacceptable. The Chair has made 10 recommendations for issues to be considered further by …
Accepted
In progress
SP55 — Community mental health services for violence-fixated children
Recommendation: Phase 2 should consider the ability of community and forensic mental health services to deliver clinical interventions to mitigate the risk from violence fixated children and young people.
Gov response: The government agrees with all 67 recommendations made by the Chair. The government recognises these five fundamental failings. These failings are unacceptable. The Chair has made 10 recommendations for issues to be considered further by …
Accepted
In progress
16 — Independent review of use of force on mentally ill detainees
Recommendation: The Home Office must urgently commission an independent review (with the power to make recommendations) of use of force on detained people with mental ill health within immigration removal centres. The review must consider: how, when and whether to use …
Gov response: The government stated it is working with HMPPS, NHS England and DHSC to develop new operational standards for use of force on detained people with mental ill health.
Accepted in Part