The Liberal Democrats have committed to spending £3.5bn more on mental health care in England over the next parliament.

The money would be spent on revolutionising children’s and adult mental health care including:
– £250m over five years for pregnant women and mums dealing with depression. This would include eight new mother and baby units providing inpatient care for pregnant women and new mums and 40 new community services helping new mums adjust to life at home with a new born.
– New waiting time standards for people in crisis and for conditions like bipolar disorder so that those who are ill know how long they have to wait.
– Hundreds of thousands more people will get access to talking therapies for anxiety and depression.

The Party has launched its ‘Manifesto for the Mind’ setting our our commitment to tackle mental ill health, and tackle the stigma and discrimination that people living with mental health concerns often face.

You can read our Manifesto for the Mind here.

Kat, a 25 year old woman who has suffered from eating disorders tells her story in this short video: