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[UK] Spreading a little happiness

Imagine the situation. You have had a relationship breakdown. It has left you depressed, alone and turning to alcohol. Work is impossible. But, thankfully, your local NHS "happiness centre" is just around the corner. Part sanctuary, part psychology laboratory, happiness centres are a sort of Ikea for the mind, where the feelgood factor is flatpacked for you to take home. A branded chain of open-access outposts offering the latest talking therapies for some of the most common and distressing mental illnesses. No long waits. No need for a referral - simply turn up and get help.

Well, that's the vision. Consultant psychiatrist Ben Wright shares it, though he doesn't refer to them as happiness centres. The pilot project he will launch on Friday is called a psychological treatment centre (PTC). Yet, ultimately, collective happiness is what it strives for. If it goes to plan, PTCs could trigger a seismic shift in the NHS approach to mental wellbeing.

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