The UK government has expanded a scheme aimed at helping people with mental health problems find work.
The government is investing £122 million ($135 million) to extend a service providing those who receive mental health support with employment advice to help them stay in work or return to the job market quicker, the Department of Work and Pensions announced on Oct. 10.
The service is already fully operational in 40 percent of the country including Cheshire and The Wirral. Over the next three years, it will be extended nationally with recruitment and training of around 700 employment advisers.
Under the scheme, up to 100,000 people with common mental health problems like stress, anxiety, and depression will have access to an employment adviser and get support to “start, stay, and succeed in work,” the government said….