Question reference: S5W-33077
- Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 5 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the annual £15 million of funding announced on 2 September 2020 to provide new and enhanced community mental health and wellbeing services is separate and in addition to the £11.25 million of funding for services to respond to the pandemic.
Answer
On November 2nd , the Cabinet Secretary for Health announced £11.25 million of additional funding for local authorities to provide community mental health and wellbeing services for 5-24 year olds, their families and carers impacted by the pandemic
This funding is in addition, and separate from the funding for the delivery of new and enhanced community mental health and wellbeing services for 5-24 year olds, their families and carers.
The majority of these services are expected to be in place for the last three months of 2020-21, and as a result we have allocated £3.75 million in this year’s budget specifically to fund them. A further £15 million is expected to be available in 2021-22 assuming services are fully in place.