Mental Health rights campaigners have gathered on the steps of Stormont.

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Thursday, 15 September 2016 13:48

They joined charities and MLA's who are calling on the Health Minister to increase funding for services.

They say not enough money is being put towards the issue.

Currently mental ill health accounts for around 1 quarter of cases at doctors surgeries.

Yet only 8 point 5 percent of the budget is set aside for the illness.

Northern Ireland has the highest levels of people with the condition out of all the other UK regions.

AndOver 600 people have signed a petition that's being handed in to Sinn Fein's Michelle O Neill.

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