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| Cornwall £5m young person mental health unit planned | Cornwall £5m young person mental health unit planned |
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| Plans for a specialist in-patient unit in Cornwall for young people with mental health problems have been put forward by county NHS bosses and a local charity. | Plans for a specialist in-patient unit in Cornwall for young people with mental health problems have been put forward by county NHS bosses and a local charity. |
| Under-18s currently have to travel as far away as Birmingham or London for such facilities. | Under-18s currently have to travel as far away as Birmingham or London for such facilities. |
| The NHS and charity the Invictus Trust have written a £5m business plan for health commissioners in Bristol. | The NHS and charity the Invictus Trust have written a £5m business plan for health commissioners in Bristol. |
| The proposals are due to be debated next month, the NHS said. | The proposals are due to be debated next month, the NHS said. |
| 'Age-appropriate care' | 'Age-appropriate care' |
| The Invictus Trust - set up by Sophia Cowburn after her twin brother, Ben, took his own life at 18 while in a Redruth mental health unit in 2010 - said 13 to 25-year-olds in the region needed a special unit close to home. | The Invictus Trust - set up by Sophia Cowburn after her twin brother, Ben, took his own life at 18 while in a Redruth mental health unit in 2010 - said 13 to 25-year-olds in the region needed a special unit close to home. |
| She said: "The solution is that there's age-appropriate care. | She said: "The solution is that there's age-appropriate care. |
| "You get it in other areas of care, but it's still not available in Cornwall." | "You get it in other areas of care, but it's still not available in Cornwall." |
| The NHS said it had found a possible site for a unit and it hoped health commissioners would approve the plan. | The NHS said it had found a possible site for a unit and it hoped health commissioners would approve the plan. |
| Phil Confue, chief executive of Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust, which provides mental health services in the county, said: "We know from local work that lots of people are going to Southampton, Birmingham or London. | Phil Confue, chief executive of Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust, which provides mental health services in the county, said: "We know from local work that lots of people are going to Southampton, Birmingham or London. |
| "What we want to see is a way for local children and adolescents to get treatment in the county, not have to leave Cornwall, so they can keep contact with their friends and family. | |
| "All of these things will help their recovery." | "All of these things will help their recovery." |