NHS mental health support teams across London are helping over 18,000 young people with mental health challenges exacerbated by GCSE and A Levels. These trained teams are helping with a range of issues such as anxiety or sleep difficulties through offering resilience training and coping strategies that they can take with them through the rest of their lives.

Almost 600 colleges and sixth form centres across the country have NHS-funded clinical offering tailored, one-to-one support, workshops and training for teachers, and there are 120 specialise mental health support teams in London across education settings.

Chief nurse for the NHS in London Karen Bonner said: “Many young people across the capital are taking their GCSE and A Level exams, and we recognise that young people are taking their GCSE and A Level exams, and we recognise that young people are facing more pressures than ever before, something that can peak at this time of year.

“The NHS is here to help with the implementation of mental health support teams in education settings across the region, working with colleges and schools to offer specialist advice on how to look after themselves and keep well.

“It is absolutely vital that our NHS teams are able to offer students easy access to support, with the skills they learn helping them as they enter the workplace or head off to university.”