Help us transform the future of mental health support

We ask for help but are told to wait. We tell our stories but don’t feel heard. We get offered support but it’s not right for who we are and what we need.

It shouldn’t be this way. And it doesn’t have to.

We're campaigning for same-day open access mental health support across England. The first conversation with a professional should be easy to access and immediate. It should make every person feel seen, taken seriously and supported.

Same-day open access can mean no more endless waiting lists. No more getting bounced from one mental health service to the next. No more feeling worse while we wait for help.

The UK government has promised a new mental health strategy before Christmas, and they need to put same-day open access at the heart of it.

We need your help to make this happen. Please add your name to show your support.

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However we ask for help, we should be seen – really seen – the same day. That first conversation might happen face-to-face, online or over the phone.

From that moment, we need to be seen as a unique, whole person. With unique experiences. Unique and diverse needs. And the support we are offered needs to reflect that.

It might be clinical support, like therapy or medication. It might be practical support, like help with housing. It might be social support, like help to make connections locally. It’s whatever will make the biggest difference to our mental health.

This isn’t a pipedream. It's a fundamental shift in how we think about mental health support, and it works.

The right support at the right time means fewer people become more unwell. Where the approach has been tested, waiting times have fallen and people's mental health has improved. And the Welsh government has already committed to moving to a same-day open access model.

Add your name to show your support for a better mental health system in England.

Mental health support should make us feel seen, and start on the day we ask for help.

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