New walk-in support centres will be opened across high streets in England for people needing mental health support, the government has announced.
The support centres will be in libraries, banks and other high street locations, as well as in new facilities.
People will not need to be referred to access help.
Officials also announced that more people in a mental health crisis will be given specialist care in dedicated mental health emergency departments, rather than waiting in busy A&Es.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that the new centres will be a “lifeline” for the thousands of people who are waiting “months” for help.
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