Young people need change, and they need it now.
Conclusion and next steps
A roadmap for change
This report is a clear call to action from young people. It is the start of a roadmap for change that could revolutionise mental health in this country.
Young people need change, and they need it now. Rising numbers of young people with mental health concerns, extensive discrimination, and a general sense of hopelessness has shown us just how deep the mental health crisis goes.
While this report tackles some difficult and worrying issues, it also offers solutions for meaningful change and highlights the desire young people have to build a better future.
Our five focus areas for change
Our promise to young people
We plan on taking our five areas of focus and turning them into real, tangible work plans.
Collaborating with young people, experts, and others who can help, we aim to develop each area into radical and ambitious plans to tackle the issues set out in this report. We will champion young people’s voices through co-creation, tackling the distrust and concern so many have expressed.
We will prioritise the voices of marginalised and minoritised groups and remind young people that the institutions and systems they interact with daily have a responsibility to build a world in which they can thrive.
We know that action needs to happen now. But tackling issues like structural inequality and systemic failures will take time. While this work continues in the background, we promise to keep campaigning for urgent action on the things young people care about. Right now, we're calling for better support in schools, improving CAMHS waiting times, and an early support hub in every community.
We promise to keep campaigning for urgent action on the things young people care about.
Join our movement for change
We believe that creating change has to start with young people. That's why we're building a movement with young people at the heart. Find out about the campaigns we're running and how you can get involved.
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Join us in calling for the Government to #EndTheWait and deliver on its promise to end the crisis in young people’s mental health.
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Join us in calling for a network of early support hubs across the country, which would provide young people somewhere to go when they first start to struggle with their mental health.
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Start your journey with us by finding out more ways to get involved with our movement for change.