Drugs: Mental Illness and Misuse
Commons · Question 53033 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 May 2025
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists entitled Co-occurring substance use and mental health diso
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 22 May 2025
The Government is committed to supporting more cohesive and joined-up care between mental health services and substance use services, to ensure people no longer fall through the gaps of treatment.We know that, between 2023 and 2024, 72% of people starting...