Boxing club owner forced to turn away 'angry' boxers as lockdown a 'ticking time bomb' for mental health

Boxing club owner forced to turn away ‘angry’ boxers as lockdown a ‘ticking time bomb’ for mental health

The lockdown ban on boxing gyms being open hasn’t stopped folks displaying up to practice at Stonebridge Boxing Club in Wembley, North London. Aamir Ali, its owner, typically has to turn away... Read more »
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Mental health charity fined £40,000 over teenager’s death in West London care home

A 12 months after she was admitted, Sophie Bennett, 19, was discovered hanged in a residential care home in Richmond, West London, in May 2016. The teenager from Tooting, who had bipolar,... Read more »
Concerns West London kids are waiting too long for mental health appointments

Concerns West London kids are waiting too long for mental health appointments

Children and younger folks in Hillingdon needed to wait a mean of 46 days for a follow-up appointment after their preliminary mental health referral, recent evaluation reveals. Meanwhile the typical waiting occasions... Read more »
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Low score for Greenwich children’s mental health services

A London Assembly member has written to children’s mental health services in Greenwich urging ‘pressing intervention’ after it acquired a low score following a nationwide report. Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) was... Read more »
Young London SOS: How to tell if your child’s mental health is suffering

Young London SOS: How to tell if your child’s mental health is suffering

J ill Cotton wonders how much of her daughters’ angst is normal, given the circumstances. Should she be worried that her usually active nine and six-year-old have become lethargic and withdrawn? Is... Read more »