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Fund The Hubs

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.

About #FundTheHubs

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Hundreds of thousands of young people are struggling with their mental health – and too often they can’t get support when they first need it. 

We know that the earlier a young person gets support for their mental health, the more effective that support will be. 

That’s why we’ve joined alongside Youth Access, the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Centre for Mental Health, Mind, The Children’s Society, Black Thrive and BACP to call for a network of hubs across the country to provide early support for young people’s mental health. 

We’re glad the Government has committed to funding new youth-led hubs, but with record-breaking numbers of young people in need of support, this is only the start. 

Did you know?

  • In July 2020, data from the NHS suggested that one in six young people now has a probable mental health disorder, up from one in nine in 2017.
  • We surveyed young people in 2019 about their experiences of early support, two-thirds told us they could not find support when they first needed it.
  • Three-quarters (78%) of young people in the same survey said that they had had to manage their mental health on their own when they couldn’t find help elsewhere, but only 17% felt confident in their ability to manage their mental health by themselves.

We stand with our Activists.

  • We stand with the 15,000 people who signed the open letter in 2024, urging the Government to invest in mental health support hubs.

  • We stand with the young people at the centre of the mental health emergency.

  • We won’t stop until every young person can access the support they need, when they need it.

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Support for hubs underway

Since launching #FundtheHub, the Government has committed to the funding of youth-led hubs for 10 to 18-year-olds aimed at providing young people mental health and wellbeing support.  

With record-breaking numbers of young people in need of support, this is only the start.

We are continuing to watch the delivery of Young Futures hubs closely to make sure they deliver for young people.

What we've achieved so far

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On Wednesday 28 February, YoungMinds Activists handed in a letter to 10 Downing Street where it will be delivered directly to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. This letter calls on him to include a national roll out of early mental health support hubs in the Spring Budget announcement.

We were joined on the day by Dr Alex George, one of the co-signers and a big supporter of #FundTheHubs. A huge thank you to every campaigner who added their name, shared the letter with friends and interacted with our launch video – we couldn’t do this work without your support.

Open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

At the end of October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP set out the Budget, detailing where the Government would invest money over the next few years. Despite calls from a coalition of charities and backing from thousands of people across the country, there was no funding allocated for early support for young people’s mental health.

Open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

In September, our Activists wrote an open letter to Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, calling on him to #FundTheHubs in the Autumn Spending Review.

An incredible 5,000 young people added their name to the letter, which four of our Activists personally delivered to Downing Street.

Stephen Fry and 53 organisations have backed these young people's call in a letter published in The Telegraph, echoing their plea for a serious funding commitment.

The new Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan MP, went to an early support hub as her first visit as a Minister.

She visited an existing hub in Liverpool and spoke to young people about their experiences of using the service.

Thousands of you emailed your MP asking them to tell the Government to #FundTheHubs. This resulted in over 50 MPs taking an action for the campaign and getting early support hubs firmly on the government agenda.

Activists stand in front of Number 10 Downing Street with their letter for Jeremey Hunt.
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