Health and Wellbeing Board
Councils are addressing rising youth mental health concerns and approving significant funding for integrated health and social care.
Young people in Barking and Dagenham are advocating for more accessible 'third spaces' to address rising mental health concerns, as highlighted by the Barking and Dagenham Adult Mental Health Needs Assessment in September 2026. In the same month, Ealing Council approved a £60 million Better Care Fund plan for 2026/27, focusing on integrated and preventative health and social care services.
Bromley's Health and Wellbeing Board reviewed its Better Care Fund plan and discussed public health matters, including childhood obesity and sexual health commissioning, in September 2026. Health and Wellbeing Boards are statutory bodies responsible for strategic leadership to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population.
Key facts
- Young people in Barking and Dagenham are advocating for 'third spaces' due to rising mental health concerns in September 2026. Source
- Ealing Council approved a £60 million Better Care Fund plan for 2026/27 in September 2026. Source
- The Barking and Dagenham Adult Mental Health Needs Assessment reveals young adults are increasingly experiencing mental health conditions. Source
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