Impact Report 2018-2019

It is a time when they can mental health medications to 75,000 the skills and confidence to speak by text to young people going through feel especially vulnerable, and it is hard to know what to to 200 young people in their a mental health crisis. [...] from 153 young people, Our Amplified programme is giving a stronger parents and professionals • Support a number of NHS Trusts who are trialling a four-week wait voice to young people and parents in the mental so we can improve the target for access to specialist NHS health system experience of young people children and young people’s mental health services. [...] youngminds.org.uk 16 “ Campaigns Our #FightingFor campaign was instrumental in with real securing additional NHS funding and support for impact youth mental healthWe were the only young people’s Following calls from YoungMinds, charity working to support the the Government and NHS England Mental Health Act Review – and committed to include young people’s mental health as a priority in the 80% of o. [...] We know that one of the most We campaigned alongside charities, families for young people and their families important ways to create long-term were included in the review’s final Through our campaign, over 3,000 young change is to work alongside young and Steve Reed MP, for a new law that ensures people took to Twitter to talk about the people to fight for the improvements greater accountability. [...] I feel privileged us to promote our campaign • Work hard to ensure that support for children and young people’s to have been part of the messages, as well as advice for young mental health and wellbeing is cultural shift the Wise Up campaign has begun, and people and parents, to an audience of prioritised in the forthcoming Prevention Strategy and look forward to seeing it many millions Government.