NHS to deploy street mental health teams to help England’s rough sleepers

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The NHS will deploy street mental health teams in English locations from Devon to Doncaster in an attempt to curb a rise in rough sleeping in England.

Fourteen outreach teams will aim to get more rough sleepers on to a path to counselling, medication or other treatments and will seek out people who have often been through incredibly traumatic experiences to ensure they get the help they need", said Prof Tim Kendall, NHS England's clinical national director for mental health.