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In this webinar Professor Kevin Fenton, CBE, FFPH, Regional Director for London at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) and Imran Choudhury, Director of Public Health at Sutton Council and SRO at Good Thinking, lead a panel in discussion to explore the serious impact of the cost of living crisis on mental health and the support available to Londoners.
With food, energy, fuel and living costs spiralling to record levels one in five Londoners (19%) are struggling to make ends meet. We know more and more individuals, families and communities are feeling the pressure. Debt Free Advice has reported that overall enquiries to their helpline are up 300% year on year, and mental health support organisations are seeing huge increases in calls for urgent help and advice in relation to money worries.
We brought a panel of experts together to explore:
Our panellists:
The team at Good Thinking have put together a list of all the resources that the panel and webinar attendees highlighted during the discussion: