Young Minds Matter

Participants will be able to:

Identify the difference between mental health vs poor mental health.
Understand and identify common mental health disorders symptoms and timescale.
Acknowledge support systems (signposting, where to go – personal and external).
Speak about what their experience was if they accessed the support and what stopped them from continuing.
Understand the experience of mental health now.
Identify and support others experiencing mental health issues.
Use therapeutic tools and techniques to maintain mental health.

1.5 million children and young people will need mental health support due to the pandemic over the next three to five years.

1.5 million children and young people will need mental health support due to the pandemic over the next three to five years.

Less than 1 in 3 young people with a mental health condition get access to NHS care and treatment.

One-third of mental health problems in adulthood are directly connected to an adverse childhood experience.

Nearly half of 17-19 year olds with a diagnosable mental health disorder has self-harmed/attempted suicide at some point.

CYPMHS workforce grows in line with young people, both increased by about 40% between January 2019 and April 2021.

83% of young people with mental health needs agreed that the pandemic had made their mental health worse.

52% of 17 to 23 year olds have experienced a deterioration in mental health in the last five years.

Two thirds of young people who need specialist help were told they were not ‘ill enough’ to qualify for support.