To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of mental health support available for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Answered on
8 June 2023
No assessment has been made. Integrated care boards are responsible for the provision of mental health services and whether they are adequate to meet the mental health needs of the LGBTQ+ individuals in their local populations.
We are also expanding and transforming NHS mental health services in England, backed by additional funding of £2.3 billion a year by March 2024. This will allow an extra two million people, including LGBTQ+ individuals, to get the mental health support that they need.
Through its mental health equalities strategy, NHS England is working closely with patients, carers, health system leaders and other key stakeholders to bridge the gaps for communities, such as the LGBTQ+ community, fairing worse than others in mental health services.