Scottish Labour leader called on the Scottish Government to do more on mental health at a time of rising stress for many. The MSP said the number of unanswered calls to the NHS 24 mental health hub rose from 133 in March last year to 5,452 in January 2021 – more than 40 times higher.Scottish Labour received the figures in a freedom of information request, showing 24,947 calls have gone unanswered throughout the pandemic.Sarwar also criticised waiting times in the mental health services for children and young people, saying 1,500 people have waited more than a year for help.He said: “This issue didn’t start with Covid, but it has gotten worse as a consequence of it.“What those people who made those 25,000 unanswered calls need is a.