The majority of voters think the government is failing on mental health, with the issue set to become a key theme at the next general election.
A poll found only one in five people believed that NHS mental care services were performing well, and a large majority blamed the government for poor provision.
Two in five said that parties’ plans for mental health provision would shape their voting plans at the next election, with red-wall voters particularly likely to do so.
The research was carried out by the think tank More in Common for the charity Rethink Mental Illness.
“In the 50 years we have been supporting people living with mental illness and campaigning for change, we have never seen research this powerful, showing an
