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Health · 8 hours ago

7 regions get new 24-hour NHS mental health texts.

7 regions get new 24-hour NHS mental health texts.

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The NHS service is available 24 hours a day to individuals across all age groups, with its operations overseen by registered health and care professionals. Its coverage extends across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Milton Keynes. Trained crisis responders can assess risk and point people to local services, and a web chat option translates messages into the sender's first language.

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