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Dundee mental health crisis centre proposals could be just weeks away

Dundee mental health crisis centre proposals could be just weeks away Updated: February 24, 2021, 10:55 am © SYSTEM Phil Welsh holding a photo of his son Lee. Campaigners have given a cautious welcome to the news that an announcement about a 24 hour mental health crisis centre for Dundee could be only weeks away. Councillor Ken Lynn, Dundee City Council’s health spokesman and chairman of Dundee City Health and Social Care integrated joint board has said he hopes there will be more detail about agreed proposals for a centre within weeks rather than months. The councillor said he is “fully behind” the call for a 24/7 dedicated centre, adding: “This has already been agreed by councillors and we are at the stage of firming up the details of providing a centre of this type.

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© Mhairi Edwards There are hopes that funding will soon be received to test ways to integrate substance misuse and mental health services and improve 24-hour crisis care in Dundee. The council’s policy and resources committee will consider a report on the Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) – Action Plan for Change at its next meeting on Monday February 22. The Dundee Partnership – made up of representatives from key local public agencies, academic institutions and representatives of the business, voluntary and community sector – published the action plan in 2019 following the report of the commission. The committee will hear that a funding application has been made to the Corra Foundation for a project aimed at reducing the number of city deaths by developing an integrated substance use and mental health response.

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The Dundee Drugs Commission could be reconvened to review progress on the implementation of its recommendations. And city partners are optimistic that funding will soon be received to test ways to integrate substance misuse and mental health services and improve 24-hour crisis care. Dundee City Council’s policy & resources committee will consider a report on the Dundee Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) – Action Plan for Change at its next meeting on Monday February 22. The Dundee Partnership – made up of representatives from key local public agencies, academic institutions and representatives of the business, voluntary and community sector – published the action plan in 2019 following the report of the commission. 

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