YoungMinds

We are delighted to support National Families Week. A safe and secure family life is essential for children to feel happy and emotionally healthy and we believe strongly that parents should be supported to provide this for their children. Families face a myriad of challenges and their resilience should be celebrated as National Families week is so admirably doing.
Sarah Brennan, Chief Executive

Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

YoungMinds vision is to help create a society that promotes good mental health and emotional wellbeing of all children and young people. We believe this is core to the achievement of active communities whose constituents are healthy, happy, independent, contributing adults.

We achieve this through;

Production and distribution of educational and informative publications a magazine and website information for children, young people, parents and professionals.

Free telephone helpline for parents and carers concerned about the behaviour or mental health of a child, along with a "call-back" service by specialist advisers and e-mail support.

Participation work with young people who have experienced mental health difficulties and services to promote their views to policy makers, ministers, practitioners and commissioners through our Young People's Participation Panel (known as VIK; Very Important Kids) and our online forum "Healthy Heads".

Consultancy and Training Service providing bespoke strategic and staff development services across the UK to providers and commissioners of child and adolescent mental health services.

Policy lobbying and campaign work to improve awareness and services for children and young people needing mental health support. Our unique position between children, parents and professionals means we listen to all views and can propose new effective solutions for change and improvement.