[Please note: Youth Mental Health Day 2022 has been postponed to 22nd September, from the original date of the 19th. Read more here.]
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Get ready for Youth Mental Health Day 2022!
Join us on the new date of 22nd September to celebrate #YMHD 2022 and the #ConnectMeaningfully message.
What is #YMHD?
Youth Mental Health Day (YMHD), founded by stem4, encourages understanding & discussion of mental health in young people, enabling them to live happy & healthy lives all year round. Each year, the day aims to get young people, and those who support them, talking about how to improve mental health.
Why #ConnectMeaningfully?
Young people have missed out on developing important social connections over the past two years as a result of the pandemic.
By focusing on ways to catch up on making meaningful connections & developing a solid support system, #YMHD 2022 will invite young people everywhere to reflect on how their relationships with those around them have changed over the last couple of years. Young people will be asked to share how they can make genuine connections, and then foster positive relationships that support good mental health.
What can you expect this Youth Mental Health Day?
We’ve created comprehensive resources to help you get the most out of #YMHD 2022.
- For young people: From making new friends, to distancing yourself from a friendship, our guide for young people will help you feel more confident and able to #ConnectMeaningfully.
- For schools: We’ve put together classroom discussion points and activities to help students reflect on their own connections and engage with the #ConnectMeaningfully message.
- For adults: Our guide for adults is filled with things to do and say to help you #ConnectMeaningfully with both colleagues and your young person(s).
You can also downloaded our social media pack to help you get involved on social media and share how you #ConnectMeaningfully, with the official #YMHD templates and tiles. Be sure to tag us (@stem4org) and use our hashtags #YMHD and #ConnectMeaningfully as we would love to see it!
To keep up to date with all things YMHD, you can follow us on social media (@stem4org) and sign up to our YMHD mailing list.
For any Youth Mental Health Day enquiries, please email ymhd@stem4.org.uk.