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Willie Rennie with Craig Duncan and Daniel Coleman

LibDems set out plan for mental health rapid reaction force

Dundee Liberal Democrat candidates Craig Duncan (Dundee City East) and Daniel Coleman (Dundee City West) today met Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie at Dudhope House, Dundee's Child and Adolescent Mental Health unit, where they highlighted that mental health must be at the top of the agenda for the next Scottish Government. Mr Rennie said that there must be a step change in mental health services. calling for a revolution in the way that mental ill health is treated in Scotland. Liberal Democrat plans would introduce full time, 24/7 mental health cover in 30 A&E departments across Scotland and provide full time mental health cover in every police division in Scotland. Mr Rennie said that these new staff would offer a rapid reaction force that would help ensure that people suffering a mental ill health crisis get the support they need. The Lib Dem proposals would see mental health staff deployed to police custody centres and working with police officers in "joint cars" to prov

3 Apr 2016
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