Young Minds

In the UK, an estimated five children in every classroom have a mental health problem + 80% of young people with mental health needs said the pandemic made their mental health worse. But it doesn't have to be this way - things can get better.

They provide young people with tools to look after their mental health. They empower adults to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives. They give young people the space + confidence to get their voices heard and change the world we live in.

The sheer scale of the problem we’re faced with can feel overwhelming. More young people than ever before need support for their mental health + accessing that support quickly, can make a critical difference to those young people. Yet, most of the time those young people need to wait. And wait. And wait.

When it feels like nothing is there for you when you need it most, you feel alone. For far too many young people, this is their reality. When they need help and can’t get it, it feels like they’re being told they don’t matter.

They have called their strategy ‘You Matter’ because, ultimately, that is what this is all about. They need young people to know that whatever they are going through, they matter and they deserve help. Each and every one of us needs to acknowledge that, to those young people, we matter and the role we can play is vital.