More than £2m is set to be pumped into mental health services for young people in Bromley.

The cash, handed down by NHS England to local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) chiefs will go towards the set-up of new mental health support teams.

CCGs plan and manage local NHS services including hospitals, GPs and mental health facilities.

Bromley CCG said new teams will be tasked with developing new intervention models and helping school and college staff.

Bromley has been given the cash boost after impressing bosses with plans to improve services.

Dr Angela Bhan, managing director of Bromley CCG, said: “This additional funding will pay for two new mental health support teams both of which will include a senior mental health lead and a team of up to eight staff working in a number of Bromley schools to provide support and deliver interventions and workshops.

“In Bromley, we continue to work closely with young people and families to better understand what they need to support their emotional and mental wellbeing.

“Almost 2,000 young people, including some as young as seven, shared their views with us on how we can develop mental health services to better meet their needs.

“An overwhelming number of young people told us that getting the right support early enough is critical.”

It comes as a Bromley GP, who leads on mental health, said demand from young people is “unprecedented”.

Dr Bhumika Mittal said: “The numbers of young people who are struggling with their mental health across the country is unprecedented.

“The way we live and interact with each other in modern society can be very detrimental to the wellbeing of our young people.

“We need to remove the stigma of mental ill-health and provide our young people with the right support at the right time and in the right place.

“This additional funding will make a huge difference to what we are already providing in Bromley.”

The cash is part of the mental health trailblazer fund, set out in the government’s green paper on mental health.