For World Refugee Day 2022, Dr Olivia Farrant shares how the UCLH Respond service is taking the frontline to contingency accommodation sites to deliver trauma-informed, holistic care for asylum seeker communities in London.
Digital Communications Lead for Thrive LDN, passed away on 27 May, after collapsing due to an undiagnosed heart condition the previous Thursday. He was surrounded by his closest friends and died peacefully. A tragic loss of a wonderful person – Glyn was a much-loved and very highly valued member of the Thrive LDN team, as […]
The London Health Podcast aims to tackle specific issues affecting health and care so we can make London the world’s healthiest city. Follow the links below to subscribe to the London Health Podcast on your favoured platform. Jump to playlist #AskAboutAsthma The #AskAboutAsthma campaign encourages children and young people, their families, and those involved in […]
Healthy London Partnership · Personality disorder series Personality disorders have been called the most misunderstood mental health condition. They have a legacy of confusion and controversy around diagnosis, language, what it means and how it impacts individuals, and even what they should be called. Yet it is estimated that worldwide, around 8% of the general […]
In this homeless health blog, Dr Jenny Drife shares reflections and thought-provoking insights on links between homelessness and loneliness for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 2022. Jenny is a member of the START Community Mental Health Team for people sleeping rough in Southwark, Lambeth and Croydon.
Good Thinking has launched a new resource as part of its ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing” series. Five ways to Wellbeing for Children and Young People has been developed in collaboration with Partnership for Young London, ensuring that that the needs and views of young people are closely integrated into the resource. It provides advice and […]
This section of the toolkit include a range of advice for parents and carers children and young people on how to deal with situations and mental health concerns in relation to LGBTQ+. LGBTQ+ resources for parents and carers FFLAG FFLAG are a national charity who are dedicated to supporting parents and their lesbian, gay, bisexual […]
This section of the toolkit has been created to support professionals in education settings with mental health issues in relation to LGBTIQ+ and Mental Health. Resources include a range of advice on how to deal with situations and signpost to services that can help students. LGBTIQ+ and Mental Health resources for education settings The Proud […]
On Thursday 24 March 2022, Healthy London Partnership’s (HLP) children and young people (CYP) mental health team hosted the ‘Learning Together: Mental Health in Schools Celebration’ event. Over 250 attendees joined the event from a range of organisations including health, education, local authorities, and voluntary and charity sectors. Young people and their families also attended and […]
This page contains resources about links between substance misuse and your mental health. Substances and your mental health Advice about drugs and alcohol The royal college of psychiatrists provide information about the problems with misusing drugs and alcohol and how to avoid falling into this. They also provide some services available for those who may […]