Target-drive, short-term funding weakens services, interferes with workforce development, and delays the recovery journey. Employees need secure, fair work, and people need consistent, reliable support.
This is why we are calling for:
- Further investment into workforce development, fair wages, and more staff to meet demand.
- Direct, sustainable funding for health, social care, and the third sector – reflecting their interdependence.
- Recognition of the third sector as an equal partner at the table when decisions about health and social care are made.
- A change from target-driven contracts to funding based on long-term results, which acknowledges recovery as a journey.
- Investment in anti-stigma programmes that promote positive views of mental illness, change perceptions, and encourage recovery.
Click here to read more about this priority in our policy blog.