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A Mental Health Crisis?
The vicious circle of addiction and mental illness. Jeremy Cooke spends a year following Tony as he balances schizophrenia and using heroin, looking at the long-term support patients need.
Deaths from drugs and alcohol will continue to rise unless the link between mental health and addiction is understood, say experts. As government money to rebuild failing recovery services rolls out across England, there are warnings that provision for mental illness is crucial. Organisations in Birkenhead believe that they have found a solution in the form of a coffee bar with a difference.
Last on
Fri 6 Jan 2023
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