Alarm as leak reveals Prevent ‘carrying the weight’ for mental health services

People who do not necessarily pose terrorism risk' referred to anti-extremism programme to speed up access to support

Mental health campaigners have sounded the alarm over a leaked review of anti-extremism programme Prevent, which suggests those without extremist views are being referred to the programme to access faster mental health services.

Draft extracts of the leaked report by William Shawcross, seen by the Guardian, warn of a serious misallocation of resources" and that the programme is being misused because of the strain on mental health provision.