Well if it's true, it got little publicity inside the Country, never mind outside of it!
Open-ended free of charge talk therapy simply does not exist in the UK. There is an IAPT initiatve (Improving Access to Psychological Therapy); but my experience was the waiting list for initial phone call from them took 3 months. The phone call lasted just under an hour, then I was told their service wasn't suitable for me (was considered too sui high risk) and bounced back to my GP.
After being referred to MH primary care services 3 subsequent times and discharged from them, it is only now, some 5 years later, that I finally got referred to and accepted by CMHT. For anyone who can afford private MH care you might get some help. If unfortunate enough to have to go via NHS, you are screwed.