Mental health

One in four adults and one in 10 children experience mental illness, and many more of us know and care for people who do.

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Children and young people

Our ambition is to support ICBs to work with partners to build effective mental health services for children and young people.

Adults

We aim to transform mental health services with an ambition of putting mental health on an equal footing to physical health.

NHS-led Provider Collaboratives

Supporting the delivery of new ways of working across mental health NHS trusts within local areas to improve specialised mental health services

News and blogs

NHS England responds to ADHD Taskforce final report

An independent taskforce established to tackle challenges in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) care has today (6 November 2025) published its final report. The ADHD Taskforce final report assessed services across health, education, employment, and the criminal justice system. The independent report recognises that cross-sector services across the country are under significant pressure due to […]