🌍 World Mental Health Day: celebrating the impact of Youth Work 💚

We’re finishing up in Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference and began with a @ukyouth.bsky.social YouthZone panel! Panellists included @lauracunliffehall.bsky.social, an AQA Student Advisory Group member, a UK Youth member and AQA Head of External Affairs, @c-fraser.bsky.social (1/8)

Fantastic to chair a joint panel event hosted by @ukyouth.bsky.social @dofe.org at #Lab25 🌹 We discussed the economic & moral case for outdoor learning youth work & enrichment & how it can support community cohesion, mental & physical health - thanks @philbrickellmp.bsky.social for joining us 👏

Last week we celebrated the UK Youth Gala at the Four Seasons, London. An incredible night of inspiration, young voices, and generosity 💙 Huge thanks to our staff, speakers, young people & guests. Together, we raised funds that will make a real difference. #UKYouthGala #ThankYou #YouthEmpowerment

💡Youth work plays a crucial role in young people's lives @ukyouth.bsky.social highlights the transformative impact of Hunslet Club in Leeds & orgs like it - check out article on BBC News ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A fantastic afternoon discussing: 💡the need for sustainable funding cycles for youth work 💡the transformative impact youth work can have helping young people get into employment & upskill Huge thanks to @helenmaguiremp.bsky.social & Ashtead Youth Club for hosting us @ukyouth.bsky.social

A great afternoon spent with outdoor education leaders in Westminster encouraging MPs from all parties to support our campaign to make outdoor residential experiences accessible to all young people. Outdoor education can boost confidence, build resilience, and change lives.

🗣️ "We exist in struggle, but we could do with less of a fight". This #TransDayofVisibility, read Jay's account of the toll that transphobia takes on their mental health, and how they navigate accessing mental health support: www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/in-flux-betw...

If gov continues on this trajectory, it is placing future generations under strain with little gain #SpringStatement The upcoming National Youth Strategy needs to reverse a decade of cuts & unlock potential of youth work for young people See @ukyouth.bsky.social response: ⬇️https://bit.ly/3XwuTjo

Great to see the Government’s plan to develop a National Centre for Arts and Music Education. This initiative builds on the foundations laid in @bencooper1995.bsky.social's 2022 report ‘A National Music Service’, created in partnership with the Musicians Union musiciansunion.org.uk/news/governm...

Great to be reunited with fellow former @youngfabians.bsky.social at the Alumni Dinner last night 🌹 Good to hear from Fabians at the heart of government @chriscurtis94.bsky.social @jessasatomp.bsky.social @steveracemp.bsky.social @abdi-duale.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social

"Despite a government drive to distribute laptops, the Sutton Trust found that by the first week of the January 2021 lockdown had little improved, with just 10% of teachers reporting that all their students had adequate access to a device for remote learning."

The Government is creating a 10-year National Youth Strategy to improve services & empower young people. Help us reach 10-21-year-olds and ensure their voices shape this once-in-a-generation plan! 🔗 Share the survey: iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-... #DeliverYou #NationalYouthStrategy