Why mental health support for deaf people is a 'postcode lottery'

    Press/Media: Research

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    DEAF people experiencing mental health issues across England are slipping through the net because of a “postcode lottery” which determines whether clinical commissioning groups fund their treatment or not, Newsquest can reveal.

    Period21 Mar 2020

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    • TitleWhy mental health support for deaf people is a 'postcode lottery'
      Degree of recognitionRegional
      Media name/outletTewkesbury Admag
      Media typePrint
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date21/03/20
      DescriptionDEAF people experiencing mental health issues across England are slipping through the net because of a “postcode lottery” which determines whether clinical commissioning groups fund their treatment or not, Newsquest can reveal.
      Producer/Author By Vicky Gayle, Newsquest Data Investigations Unit reporter
      URLhttps://www.tewkesburyadmag.co.uk/news/regional/18324358.mental-health-support-deaf-people-postcode-lottery/
      PersonsChristopher Shank
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    Keywords

    • Deaf community
    • Healthcare
    • mental health support