The government will spend three billion more on mental health
The government’s mental health escalation plan is binding for the next ten years. The government says so in a press release.
It also means spending three billion more on mental health.
One of the main goals of the plan is to reduce self-reported mental health problems by children and youth by 25%.
On Friday, Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol presents a comprehensive action plan for mental health, which TV 2 reported on yesterday.
Støre and Minister Ingvild Kjerkol met TV 2 on a bench in Slottsparken and were able to reveal a list of several measures:
Among other things, regional health bodies must stop the reduction of beds and an integrated youth service for children and young people must be tested. They also announce a national public health campaign called “ABC”.
– Our objectives are clear. More people should have good mental health and quality of life, and good help should be readily available where it’s needed, when it’s needed. We will get there with this plan, says Kjerkol.
The ten-year plan is called The Escalation Plan for Mental Health (2023-2033).
The plan has three areas of focus: mental health health promotion and prevention work, good services where people live and provision for people with long-term and complex needs, the government writes .
– Fortunately, most Norwegians enjoy good health and a good quality of life, but we are seeing worrying developments for our children, young people and young adults in recent years. That’s why we also identify them as a special target group, explains Kjerkol.
Photo: Mathias Moen / TV 2
