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Research from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's has made a major contribution to the Government's new Mental Health Outcomes Strategy, published this week. In the ' No Health Without Mental Health Strategy ' £400 million is pledged to extend access to psychological therapies over the next four years, following the success of the first phase of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme. Professor David Clark, Department of Psychology at King's is the National Clinical Advisor for the programme and has helped ensure that it delivers quality therapy that achieves results in line with those expected from research undertaken at the IoP and elsewhere. The Strategy aims to 'transform the mental health and well-being of the nation' and outlines how a new emphasis on early intervention and prevention will help tackle the underlying causes of mental ill-health. It sets out how the Government will work with the NHS, local government and the third sector to help people recover and challenge stigma, to ensure that mental health is given the same importance as the nation's physical health. It pledges to work in partnership with the Time to Change programme, evaluated and shown to have had a range of positive outcomes in its first year, in research led by Dr Claire Henderson and Professor Graham Thornicroft at the Department of Health Service and Population Research IoP. Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean of the IoP said: ' We welcome the new strategy and the Government's commitment to improving mental health.
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