AQW 20537/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many calls were made to hotlines that support people in crisis or with mental health conditions in each of the last five years; (ii) for her assessment of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for these services; and (iii) what (a) funding; and (b) other support, her Department has given to the providers of these services in each of the last five years.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 June 2021

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Tabled
17 June 2021
Answer due by
2 July 2021
Answered
8 July 202121 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department does not operate mental health support helplines, this would fall under the remit of Department of Health.

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