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Alternatives to ‘community-care’
Could the overstretched system for mental health service users be supplemented by day centres? RUTH HUNT considers the options
Users mutual support [Serena Wong/Creative Commons]

AS WE tentatively move away from the pandemic, we can see what is left is a mental health crisis of proportions we haven’t seen before.

Chronic underfunding and a lack of resources existed before the pandemic, but now with these additional people needing help it is an emergency.

Many believe the answers to this are in the community, but with the safety net eroded and a lack of facilities, how can that be?

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