Mental health support for schools

To provide support and increase knowledge and awareness of services for schools and commissioners, Healthy London Partnership has developed a Mental Health in Schools Toolkit in partnership with the GLA. The toolkit provides a range of information for schools, governors and commissioners on mental health and emotional wellbeing in schools, including links to relevant guidance, practical tools and resources, and examples from across London of new initiatives and approaches in schools or across local authorities.

NHS Go is a free app that provides young Londoners with instant access to confidential health and wellbeing information. It was designed by young people, for young people to fulfil a need for access to good quality health information. The app further supports young people to navigate NHS services by finding the most local or convenient service to them as well as providing (deleted some text) information to understand their rights when accessing services.

NHS Go is delivered and maintained by Healthy London Partnership Children and Young Person’s programme. It focuses content in topics that matter most to young people, including sex and relationships and mental health and wellbeing. The app is regularly updated featuring relevant information in line with seasonal trends or health activity in the media.

The NHS Go team is always keen to hear from young Londoners. If you would like find out more about the ways you can get involved with NHS Go and supporting young people in leading conversations about their health and care please contact [email protected]

iPhone NHS Go at the Apple store



Android NHS Go at Google Play

Good Thinking is London’s unique digital mental wellbeing service designed to support Londoners who are looking for new ways to improve their mental wellbeing. The service provides safe, proactive and early intervention tools to Londoners who are experiencing the four most common mental health and wellbeing concerns: depression, stress, sleeplessness, and anxiety.

Work is currently underway to extend this valuable service to 16-18 year olds by March 2019 and by 2020 Good Thinking aims to ensure that young people (13-18 years old) can access personalised mental wellbeing support digitally, at a time and place convenient to them.

The Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) schools programme provides one free place for the 2 day MHFA course. All schools should have someone who can recognise the key warning signs of mental ill health and guide a young person to help. You can apply/request the training in your school by emailing [email protected]

The Mayor's Healthy London Schools programme supports and recognises schools’ achievements in promoting the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.

80 per cent of all London schools have already signed up with over half having achieved an Award.

Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) is an awards scheme funded by the Mayor of London which supports and recognises achievements in child health, wellbeing and development in early years settings.

Building on the success of Healthy Schools London, HEYL will help to reduce health inequalities by supporting a healthy start to life across themes that include healthy eating, oral and physical health and early cognitive development.

HEYL complements and enhances the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage framework, adding to the focus on children, families and staff health and wellbeing.