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Paul Burstow MP writes: Mental health – changing attitudes, tackling stigma

By Paul Burstow | Wed 19th October 2011 - 3:52 pm

At our party conference in Birmingham, I was asked the question; “what issues can we campaign on at the next general election?” Given that this was during the health Bill Q&A session, I imagine most people in the audience expected me to focus on NHS reform. Instead I talked about mental health, and in particular our party’s long standing campaign for parity of esteem between mental and physical health. There are many obstacles to overcome but we are making progress …