COVID-19 impact on the mental health of children and young people

The three-stage plan calls on the Mayor, who has a statutory responsibility to address health inequalities, to help young people in COVID-19 recovery plans by consulting with them and make it easier for them to get help.

• Consult: Put young people at the heart of COVID-19 recovery. Involve them in decision making and make sure their diverse views and varying needs are represented every step of the way.
• Make help easier: The Mayor should use his strategic role to improve access to the right mental health support and services, and there should be targeted strategies to deliver this in his COVID-19 recovery plans.
• No-one left behind: Many who have been hit hardest by the pandemic already had the poorest mental health. It is vital that they are not left behind in the recovery.