The building of a centre providing world-class research and better mental health services for children and young people in London and beyond reached a significant milestone this week, with a celebratory ‘topping out’ ceremony attended by young people who helped design the building, local people and dignitaries. This weeks…

Last week we celebrated Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week (7th — 13th February 2022) by sharing tips and tricks for how you can support the children and young people in your life. Being a parent is hard at the best of times and you are not expected to know all…

When young people use mental health services at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust as inpatients, their education isn’t interrupted or delayed. In fact, many young people find the continuity of education at the Bethlem and Maudsley School both reassuring and normalising during what is, for many, a very significant…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a condition which is common in children and young people. It is a mental health condition where people spend a lot of time worried and upset over their appearance and spend lots of time trying to fix it. BDD impacts around one or two people…

We would like to introduce you to Dr Bruce Clark, Clinical Director for Clinical Director for the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Bruce is a Senior Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and an expert in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and…

A new housing development on De Crespigny Park in Southwark took a step closer last night after Southwark Council’s Planning Committee voted in favour of the scheme. The plans include the construction of 187 new homes and a nursery. The land is currently occupied by buildings used by the Trust’s…

We would like to introduce you to Claire Lubbock, Community and Events Fundraising Manager at Maudsley Charity. Claire works closely with the south London community to support people who would like to fundraise for the charity. “We would like to hear from anyone who would like to fundraise to support…

In his 1942 plan, which was to become the blueprint for rebuilding an exhausted nation after World War II, Beveridge talked of the five malevolent giants that had to be confronted — poverty, idleness, want, disease, ignorance and squalor.. As we look hopefully towards a June bonfire of pandemic regulations…

Leading NHS Trusts and universities are recruiting young people with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to take part in a clinical trial for a web-based therapy programme. The treatment programme delivers the same cognitive therapy and support that has proven effective in face-to-face sessions with children and…