Good Thinking

This report explores the use of technology among children and young people. It looks at the wider impact of different types of screen use on the mental health of children and young people including issues around screen time, the impact of negative content, and the potential for bullying and addiction. It also explores how vulnerable […]

To support the vitally important topic of “self-care” for this year’s Community Manager Advancement Day, Good Thinking (an NHS initiative supported by Public Health England and the London Mayor’s Office) invites you to join us for our second major interactive roundtable. It’s completely free to attend. What’s it about? For too long, community managers have […]

Music can play a valuable role in recovery from mental illness. It can stimulate emotional responses, develop creative, technical, social and vocational skills, confidence and self-esteem. Key Changes a London-based charity provides wellbeing and recovery services through music to young people. This December, Key Changes artists have come together to record a song that highlights […]

By Dr Richard Graham, Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Lead, Good Thinking. One in six adults in London will experience mental ill health in any week but almost two-thirds of those in need are not accessing support services. If we are to make London the healthiest city in the world, we need to support people with anxiety, […]

Good Thinking, London’s free NHS-approved digital wellbeing service for people living and working in London, has published its first report tracking its journey from concept to pilot and into a service that has so far reached over 250,000 people experiencing anxiety, low mood, stress and sleeping difficulties in the capital – The Good Thinking journey: […]

With the launch of Good Thinking in November 2017, London became the first global city to deliver a city-wide digital mental wellbeing service. Two years on, there is an increasing focus on mental health and wellbeing and on the seemingly limitless possibilities of digital technologies. Good Thinking is more relevant than ever and we see […]

Good Thinking is bringing together partners across London to share the learning from the first two years of a unique digital mental wellbeing service across the capital. Join us for this fantastic workshop where there will be an opportunity to hear about the service and the journey from prototype to launch as well as its […]

Good Thinking, the NHS-approved digital mental wellbeing service that is free for Londoners, has partnered with My Possible Self to help more Londoners who are experiencing common mental wellbeing concerns improve how they feel every day My Possible Self, the mental health mobile app that uses clinically-proven techniques to help people reduce excessive stress, overload […]

June 10-16 is Carers’ Week in the UK and Dr Richard Graham, Good Thinking’s Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead, has been looking at the very vital and challenging role they play, and what we can do to help support and learn from them  This week in the UK, it’s Carers’ Week, it is the moment […]

Presentations given at the March 2019 roundtable hosted by Good Thinking to explore the roles that online community managers play in supporting Londoners’ mental health and wellbeing. This event forms the foundations for Good Thinking to build tools and resources for community managers that will optimise their roles while improving their own mental health. Learn […]