Title:

Mental Health Crisis Breathing Space

Description:

This programme will introduce the mental health crisis breathing space, which pauses enforcement action and freezes interest and charges on debts while a person is receiving mental health crisis treatment, and for 30 days after crisis treatment ends.

Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) can complete an Evidence of Mental Health Crisis Treatment form to certify that a person is receiving mental health crisis treatment for the purposes of the scheme.

This programme explores the scheme, the evidence form, and how to refer someone to a debt advice provider for this purpose.

Created:

30 Apr 2021

Last Major Update:

30 Apr 2021

Keywords:

breathing space, mental health, crisis, debt, advice, money, approved mental health professional, care co-ordinator, social worker, mental health nurse, AMHP, crisis treatment, evidence of mental health