Our Response to England's 10 Year Health Plan

On the 3rd July 2025 the Government released their 10 Year Health Plan for England titled "fit for the future" our CEO Jake Mills has created a video response to this and the importance of speaking up to ensure this plan can actually turn into change.

Statement from Jake Mills

The Government has launched its 10 Year Health Plan for England and it makes some really big promises about mental health. "85 new emergency mental health departments, more support in schools, new community based hubs for young people, easier access through the NHS app."

And it also talks about the new 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centres, something that we're really proud to be piloting with South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. And a lot of what the plan talks about is great more caring communities, prevention over crisis, support that actually fits people's lives.

But the big question is, will it deliver and will it reach the people who need it most. At chasing stigma we've been calling for this type of approach for a decade and we've already built a lot of what this plan is asking for.

Our Hub of hope helps hundreds of thousands of people a year find support, with the majority of those users coming from the NHS. We've mapped services across the country more than anybody else. We know where the gaps are, we know where the demand is and we know whether that supply meets the demand.

And through our Hope in the Community initiative, we're offering physical spaces, making use of community assets to help people gain support where they live. And yet, despite being relied on by NHS and nhs.uk and 111 and the NHS app, we receive no statutory funding.

That's not sustainable, that is not how you build a fair or effective mental health system, and we're not alone in that. If this plan is going to work, it has to properly support the organisations already on the ground doing the work, not just with warm words, but with funding, power, long term sustainable partnerships.

Mental health can't be a footnote, it must be shaped by lived experience embedded within communities and resourced properly.

The plan talks a lot about hope collaboration and mentions the voluntary sector a lot, which is great. But true integration means bringing the full range of grassroots organisations, not just the ones with the loudest voice or biggest platforms. One thing the plan doesn't guarantee is accountability and a plan around delivery. And so it's on all of us to make sure that these promises turn into action.

So many of us already have built the tools and earned the trust of our communities and we're ready to go further. But we can't do it alone. If you believe in a mental health system that works for everyone, not someday, but today, stand with us, speak up and help turn this plan into real change.

Because hope needs action. And action starts now.

Jake Mills CEO & Founder, Chasing the Stigma

You can find more details via the gov link here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/10-year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future