Get ready for Youth Mental Health Day 2023!
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Join us on 19 September to celebrate #stem4YMHD and the #BeBrave message.

What is Youth Mental Health Day?
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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 #BeBrave?⁠

Over the last few years young people have experienced multiple crises – from the pandemic and global warming, to political conflict and the cost of living crisis. Today, four in ten young people say they have mental health difficulties, of which seven in ten say they are experiencing feelings of anxiety (71%) and low mood (67%).

And over the past year, nearly half of young people say they have experienced feelings of loneliness, isolation, and feeling left out either all, or most of the time.

That’s why this year’s YMHD theme is #BeBrave. Whether it’s building confidence in facing difficult situations, building social confidence through learning to work together on team tasks, or learning to have the courage to fail by doing something new no matter what the outcome, being brave can mean something different to everyone.

By focusing on what it takes to be brave, #stem4YMHD hopes to give young people the courage and confidence they need to achieve their goals and ambitions, and be the best version of themselves.

Stay up to date with Youth Mental Health Day!

Keep an eye on the YMHD webpage for all the latest updates, including ways you can get involved on the day and free downloadable resources. You can also follow us on social media (@stem4org) and sign up to our YMHD mailing list to make sure you stay up to date on all things YMHD!

For any Youth Mental Health Day enquiries, please email ymhd@stem4.org.uk.