Right now, 16-25 year old's are facing the sharpest edge of the mental health crisis. Too often, we’re left on long waiting lists, told we’re not ‘sick enough’ for help, or abandoned when we’re too old for children’s services.
The system isn’t just failing to meet our needs – it’s failing to meet our rights. So we’re standing up for what we’re entitled to.
Our Minds Our Future is a Campaign led by young people (Coordinated by Youth Access via Make Our Rights Reality Funding) who know their rights and how to fight for them. Our young steering group sets the Campaign direction, and our teams of ‘Rights Advocates’ make it happen locally.
We are leading our own movement – demanding our rights to a healthy mind and a brighter future. For;
- Age-appropriate care as we make the move into adulthood – not just services for children or older adults
- Early identification and support – not long waiting lists or only getting help at crisis point
- Support we can access in our communities – places we feel comfortable, not just in schools and hospitals
- Clear options and decisions we understand – not just being told what we can and can’t access
- A seat at the table in decisions about our own care as well as what the system looks like.
To do this we need young peoples voices - we need your experiences of the Mental Health system, good or bad, short-term, long-term, on-going, historic, we need YOU to help us to deliver this Campaign.
Please take a moment to add your 'story' to our growing list of evidence.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the Campaign further, please contact ourmindsourfuture@gmail.com.
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