AQW 20537/17-22


Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry


Tabled Date: 17/06/2021
Answered On Date: 08/07/2021
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities (i) how many calls were made to hotlines that support people in crisis or with mental health conditions in each of the last five years; (ii) for her assessment of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the demand for these services; and (iii) what (a) funding; and (b) other support, her Department has given to the providers of these services in each of the last five years.


Answer:
My Department does not operate mental health support helplines, this would fall under the remit of Department of Health.