The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £27 million funding for the Think Ahead programme in order to recruit up to 480 mental health social workers. The Think Ahead programme offers graduates and those looking to change career a paid route into frontline mental health services, run by the NHS and local authorities, with training delivered on the job. The new recruits will be trained to provide psychological and practical support to help people with serious mental illness, such as severe depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and address issues such as relationships, housing and employment, which can have a huge bearing on mental wellbeing.
