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Today is World Mental Health Day, with the theme “Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority”.

Vital mental health campaign launched amid more than 50% increase in mental disorders among children and young people.

Young people and clinicians are backing a new, London-wide mental health campaign aimed at ensuring children and young adults get the help they need before reaching crisis point.

Thousands of new mental health experts will be on hand to support people in their local GP practice amid record demand for services.

We are excited to announce the relaunch of our website with a new look, updated content, and improved functionality. 

Following several years of locally led development, recommendations of NHS England and NHS Improvement and Royal Assent of the Health and Care Act (2022), 42 Integrated Care System (ICS) will be established across England on a statutory basis on 1 July 2022. 

South London Listens has launched its second community survey to find out how the mental health and wellbeing of south Londoners has changed over the last year.

David Bradley, Chief Executive of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has been appointed Chair of the Cavendish Square Group. David will succeed Paul Jenkins, Chief of Executive of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in the role.  

There would be fewer mental health crises if priority was given to earlier diagnosis and treatment. For example, the main complication of the chronic condition generalised anxiety disorder is substance misuse. 

New research published in BJPsych Open on 8 March 2022, shows that the impact of COVID-19 among older service users (65 and over) and those with dementia in NHS psychiatric wards was reduced during the second wave of the pandemic when compared to the first.

This week is a Mental Health Awareness Week. It will run from Monday 9 May until Sunday 15 May 2022. We will be talking about the experience of loneliness, its effect on our mental health and how we can all play a part in reducing loneliness in our communities.