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Key facts and trends in mental health: 2016 update

An overview of the major trends in the mental health sector, compiled from a wide range of sources.

1 March 2016

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Please note this factsheet was publishd in 2016.

Welcome to the fourth edition of the Mental Health Network factsheet. It provides an overview of the major trends in the mental health sector. 

Compiled from a wide range of sources, the factsheet sets out available data relating to:

  • investment in services 
  • trends in morbidity 
  • suicide and homicide rates 
  • service activity 
  • use of mental health legislation 
  • mental health of children and young people 
  • service user experience
  • inequalities experienced by people with mental health problems 
  • workforce and staff satisfaction.