HALESOWEN MP James Morris attended the Parliamentary launch of a report by Rethink Mental Illness on Wednesday (September 6), as he and colleagues from across the political spectrum discussed the importance of prioritising mental health support.
Entitled ‘Constituencies that Care’ and drawing on research from the polling agency More in Common, the report from Rethink Mental Illness showed that many people rank mental health support as a greater priority than unemployment, Brexit and climate change.
The report calls for reform of the Mental Health Act, cross-government focus, greater access to supported housing and reforms to the welfare system, amongst other priorities.
James said: “It was quite an eye-opener in just how much the public consider mental health to be a priority.
"I will continue doing what I can to ensure we have the best mental health provision in Halesowen & Rowley Regis, as well as advocating in Parliament for progress where it is needed at a national level.”
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