article_snippet: That has to change, because it's costing lives. '
article_snippet: The real problem is that there simply aren't enough suitable crisis services across the country, and where they do exist, they are badly underfunded and overstretched. '
article_snippet: We need much greater investment in crisis care, so that anyone experiencing mental health problems can get quality emergency support close to home, whenever anyone experiencing mental health problems need it. '
article_snippet: We also want to see more funding for early intervention services, to help people avoid reaching crisis point in the first place. '
highlights_snippet: Charity brands practice 'scandalous and shameful' and calls for change .