More than 12 people a week take their own life in London. If someone was in crisis, would you know what to say? The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched a new #ZeroSuicideLDN campaign to help Londoners support others and prevent suicides in the capital. To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, the Mayor has […]

Thrive LDN partnered with London Arts in Health Forum for Creativity and Wellbeing Week, between 10-16 June. With over 200 events taking place across London, the aim of the week was to highlight the positive impact that participating in arts, cultural and creative activity can have on mental health and wellbeing. The week kicked off […]

More than 100 Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England instructors have now been trained as part of the first stage of the Thrive LDN Youth MHFA in London Schools programme, in partnership with MHFA England. This has more than doubled the number of Youth MHFA instructors in London. Launched in August 2018, the ground-breaking […]

Suicide is the biggest killer of young people under 35 in the UK. Many more attempt or contemplate suicide, self-harm, and feel unable speak openly about how they are feeling. The case for prevention earlier in life is clear: on average, three children in every school class in London have poor mental health; and half of […]

In response to Matt Hancock’s recent announcement, as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, about prevention as an integral part of the NHS’s long term plan, Antonis Kousoulis and Isabella Goldie from the Mental Health Foundation call for a revision in the way we view mental health. They highlight the Thrive LDN movement as an example of citywide leadership directly guiding […]

In its launch publication, Towards Happier, Healthier Lives, Thrive LDN made three key recommendations in relation to employment and mental health in the capital: Making employment a health outcome for people affected by both common and more serious mental health within NHS, Social Care and Public Health agencies plans and shining a light on the […]

Our colleagues at Thrive LDN, in partnership with the Mayor of London’s Peer Outreach Team, are holding an event to celebrate Work Mental Health Day at City Hall. The aim of the event is to talk freely about mental health and attempt to reduce the social stigma behind it, through raising awareness and understanding of […]

To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day, NHS Resolution published a report setting out recommendations with a view to reducing the risk of suicide-related incidents and improving Trusts’ responses to such incidences. The report, authored by Dr Alice Oates, clinical fellow for NHS Resolution, analyses in depth the data held by NHS Resolution on compensation […]

A ground-breaking programme has been launched to ensure every state-funded primary, secondary school and further education college in London has access to Youth Mental Health First Aid by 2021. The programme is a collaboration between Thrive LDN and Mental Health First Aid England, supported by funding from the Mayor of London through the Young Londoners […]

Our colleagues at Thrive LDN have partnered with Discover to deliver storytelling sessions for parents and young children. If you’re in the area, then come along! Thrive LDN has worked with Discover Storytelling Centre to develop a concept that incorporates storytelling, keeps kids entertained and demonstrates ways for parents/carers to address mental health and wellbeing […]