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Mental Health and Suicide: Mothers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle (a) mental health and (b) suicide rates among mothers in the twelve months postpartum.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
6 Nov 2024
Target answer date
12 Nov 2024
Answer
14 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to tackle (a) mental health and (b) suicide rates among mothers in the twelve months postpartum.

  2. 12 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Specialist community perinatal mental health services are established in all parts of England, but we recognise more is needed. Too many people with mental health issues, including mothers in the 12 months postpartum, are not getting the support or care t...

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