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Western countries face the biggest national mental health crisis in their history. Never have so many individuals needed mental health care – with almost one in two individuals now reporting severe psychological problems during their life time. Despite this pressing need, however, the mental health care systems in many countries are confronting grave financial threats along with long waiting lists and insufficient care. This book brings together empirical research to argue that 10 key socio-political, economic and medical crises have lead to this crisis in mental health care. In the final chapter the authors begin to look to alternatives that could help resolve this crisis.
Austerity Crisis : Psychologists for Social Change
Austerity Crisis : Psychologists for Social Change
The Psychological Impact of Austerity
The term ‘austerity’ was initially used by politicians following the 2008 financial crash. While the UK population was subjected to austerity politics by the Conservative government, its consequences haven’t been shouldered equally. People from ethnic minority backgrounds, women, LGBTQI people, people with disabilities and people with mental ill-health are all more likely to live in poverty (Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2014). The attempt to cut the deficit by cutting welfare spending was a political choice which has elevated levels of poverty and inequality in the UK to one of the highest in the developed world (Equality Trust, 2018; United Nations, 2018). The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in the ...
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