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MSPs have voted to declare that Scotland is facing a mental health crisis, as charities called for a “radical new plan” to safeguard the emotional wellbeing of the nation in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a debate at Holyrood on Wednesday, the Scottish Liberal Democrats argued that the Scottish Parliament needs to signal there is a crisis in existing mental health services in order for the situation to improve.
MSPs united against the government to vote 65 to 58 in favour of the Lib Dem motion, after a previous attempt to get parliamentarians to declare a crisis was rejected, in 2019.
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