Kent LGBT groups call for better mental health support using census data

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Kent's latest census data can be used to target resources to the LGBT+ community, campaigners say.

By Maia Davies and Hayley ClarkeCampaigners want census data to be used to target mental health resources to the LGBT+ community in Kent.

The government said it was investing £2.3bn into mental health services, and Kent County Council and the NHS said they are committed to improvements. "There should be more support targeted at the LGBTQ+ community everywhere, especially in Kent. The mental health support in Kent is not fabulous."Edd Withers, founder and chief executive of Kent Pride, said there was a thriving grassroots LGBT+ community in the county, but claimed there had been a decline in support and services for the community over the last decade.

 

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