The theme for YMHD 2024 is
As the digital landscape continues to evolve at pace, young people are growing up in a world unrecognisable compared to 10 years ago. Being able to instantly connect with peers, expressing creativity, and accessing entertainment and information in an instant, are just a few of the many positives the online world presents. (We’ve also heard there are some amazing mental health apps out there 👀).
Yet for every positive there is a negative, and the online world poses many hidden and overt harms that young people didn’t have to face ten years ago. In a stem4 survey of 1,025 young people, nine in ten (93%) said they had been scared by content online. They were worried about disinformation, misinformation and fake news (59%) followed by online scams and fraud (58%), online bullying (52%) and sharing of sexual images (39%). What’s more (58%) said they would avoid using search engines or apps if they knew they had the potential to cause them harm.
Following conversations with young people, stem4 has chosen to dedicate Youth Mental Health Day 2024 to the theme #ControlYourScroll, so that we can equip young people with the simple digital hacks and mental health strategies needed for a positive and safe online experience.
Learn more about #ControlYourScroll and how young people can look after their mental health in a digital age by downloading our resources HERE.
We have also produced a social media resource pack which can be accessed HERE. Use the hashtags #stem4YMHD and #ControlYourScroll and tag us in any posts @stem4org.
Click here to download our “How to #ControlYourScroll: A Guide For Young People” for tips and tricks on how to look after your mental health in a digital age.
Download our assembly pack here.
At stem4, we’re on a mission to ensure that every young person, regardless of their background or circumstances, has access to has access to high quality, evidence-based mental health support. But we can’t do this alone.
If you are a school or college please enter our Youth Mental Health Day Fundraising Competition HERE to see who will be crowned stem4’s 2024 Ambassador School!
Show your support for young people’s mental health by fundraising yourself or as an organisation for stem4 this #stem4YMHD. Download our fundraising booklet HERE and let us know your plans by emailing fundraising@stem4.org.uk.
Do you want to directly improve the mental health of thousands of young people? Click here to donate and support the vital work stem4 does in improving the wellbeing of young people.
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Youth Mental Health Day is an annual day run by stem4, a charity that promotes positive mental health in teenagers and those who support them. Find out more about the important work that stem4 does and our story here.
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