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Overwhelmed by soaring demand, mental health services are under growing pressure on both sides of the Atlantic. According to a 2017 Mental Health Foundation survey two-thirds of British adults experience mental ill-health issues at some point in their lives. In England alone, such issues in young people have risen sixfold since 1995. US figures paint a similar picture: a study published in Psychiatry Online in 2017 found that more than eight million Americans suffer from serious psychological distress.
