100 Talks For Change
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It's no secret that we are in a mental health crisis, especially within education. Our youth are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts more than any generation before them. About 1,500,000 under-18s will need new or extra help with their mental health as a direct result of Covid.
We don't want CHANGE, we need it!
Talking saved our lives. At first, we both learned how to TALK about our emotions, feelings, and the things we were struggling with. We learned how to navigate ourselves out of years of depression and mental health struggles. Then, we learned how to SPEAK publicly. I mean, really, really speak.... And finally, we learned how to inspire others to TALK. To begin the journey we have both undertaken, only much sooner.
We all know the power that lies in words. However, the two of us know the magic that lies in words spoken well. That's exactly why we're going to be travelling across the UK, delivering over 100 talks, in 20 days, to over 10,000 students to not only impact those who hear us talk, but to raise money for some very special charities in the mental health space.
Please FOLLOW our journey, BACK our mission, and SUPPORT the two INCREDIBLE Charities below by donating to our cause. THANK YOU!
- Young Minds Matter - Passionate and driven about the current plight of young people’s mental health, Young Minds Matter was formed in 2017. They offer free 1:1 mentoring for any young person, no matter what their needs are. They also work closely with local and national mental health professionals and charities to ensure that young people are supported in the way that’s right for them, signposting them to further support if necessary.
- Suicide & Co - The team’s passion for helping others deal with this specific type of grief comes from a variety of personal experience of losing a loved one to suicide. They strongly believe in the power of conversation and use a variety of initiatives to spark conversations and encourage open dialogues around bereavement from suicide. In terms of services they provide, they focus on one-on-one professional support through talking therapies offering our Counselling Service and Helpline that are staffed by bereavement counsellors.
- Beyond - An expert leadership team that are passionate about transforming society’s approach to youth mental health. Following his own mental health journey, which began while he was young, Jonny Benjamin MBE founded Beyond in 2018 to give others access to the early and personalised interventions that he lacked. At Beyond, they are guided by a volunteer youth board who use their own experiences to inform everything they do and keep them focused on young people and their evolving needs.
Fundraising team: 100 Talks For Change (2)
Oliver Newton
Organizer
Daniel Wilsher
Team member