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Children's mental health

'Every kid matters'. Children sit with placards outside of the Department for Work and Pensions - photograph by Jonathan Hyams

Lauren Gasser

Communications Manager

Policy

Calling on government to tackle child poverty, a key driver of poor mental health in children

Ending child poverty is a huge challenge, and we cannot do this on our own. We're working with others to build the foundations for good mental health in children, starting with meeting their needs for secure housing, access to nutritious food, a nurturing school environment and safe spaces to play.

Claire Diamond

Communications Manager

Opinion

07 May 2024

Reshaping the role of the energy sector: Solving problem debt

The impact of problem debt on people’s physical and mental health is deep rooted and damaging. We must work together to ensure that people who need it most can get free and impartial debt advice, improving their finances and their health.

Nikita Sinclair

Interim Director of Programme

Opinion

16 Apr 2024

Time for Labour to turn the tide on children’s health

All children should have the opportunity to be healthy, no matter where they live. Access to nutritious food is a fundamental part of this. Regulation is needed to make real change.

Why we’re backing the Black Health Inequalities Summit

We’re proud to support the Black Health Inequalities Summit, hosted by the Caribbean & African Health Network.

Recent partnerships with Impact on Urban Health

We work with local, city, national and international organisations to help urban areas become healthier places to live.

Children's mental health

People stand around a table in a meeting room

The Parent Panel: testing a new way to share decision-making power with parents

With Hello Brave

Health effects of air pollution

London skyline in yellow and black, photograph by Ben Allan

Partnering with Black community leaders to improve air quality

With Rooted by Design

Health effects of air pollution

Image of a cyclist going under an underpass

Campaigning for clean air with Asthma + Lung UK

With Asthma + Lung UK

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Urban health in numbers

68%

of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050 (source: the UN)

8 out of 10

people in the UK currently live in cities or towns (source: Population Reference Bureau)

13-15 years

difference in healthy life expectancies at birth across London boroughs, for men and women respectively (source: PHE)

Our programmes

We fund and partner with others to tackle complex health issues more prevalent in urban areas.

Programmes

Children’s health and food

We want to break the link between low income and poor nutrition, by improving the quality of food options in lower-income neighbourhoods.

Programmes

Children’s mental health

Our vision is a world where every child has access to the things they need to be healthy, feel safe, and reach their potential.

Programmes

Health effects of air pollution

We want to address the health effects of poor air quality on people whose health is most impacted by air pollution: children, older people and people with heart and lung conditions.

Programmes

Multiple long-term conditions

We want to address the social and economic determinants of health in order to ensure longer, healthier lives for people with multiple long-term conditions.

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