Your Resilience

Your Resilience aims to fortify resilience in young people aged 14-18 and prevent the escalation of mental health challenges through prompt and tailored support in a range of settings.

Since our 2020 launch, we’ve worked with young people on sports talent pathways, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and in community settings, where our focus is now on supporting young people from diverse and underserved communities who are at higher risk of experiencing poor mental health due to a range of social determinants.

We are working with three priority groups across community settings:

  • Young people living in areas of deprivation
  • Young people from minority ethnic communities
  • Young people from rural communities

If you think that your organization fits the criteria above and you would like to take part in our Your Resilience programme, please contact us at: [email protected]

Supporting young people's
mental health

At Mental Health UK, we know there is a growing need for support for young people, with most long-term mental health problems beginning in adolescence: 75% of mental illnesses start before a person’s 18th birthday.

Evidence shows that providing good, early preventative support in the right place at the right time can help to avoid deterioration in young people’s mental health, and equip them for the challenges of everyday life.

That’s why we created Your Resilience – one of the largest UK-wide programmes for 14-18 year olds which focuses on supporting young people’s mental health resilience.

Delivery map: Young people's programmes



Co-production

At Mental Health UK we recognise the vital role young people can play in shaping our programmes. We are currently undertaking co-production sessions with young people across undeserved communities to inform and enhance our knowledge on the needs of diverse and underserved young people who are at risk of experiencing poor mental health due to a range of social determinants.

This collaborative approach will support the ongoing development of our programmes, ensuring they are fit for purpose and meet the needs of both young people and the supportive adult professionals in their lives.
If you are interested in taking part in co-production sessions, please contact us.

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The programme

Your Resilience offers a refreshing perspective on resilience. Designed with input from young people, it supports an open conversation about what resilience is and what is required to build it.

Delivered through scenario-based discussion and relatable topics, such as social pressures and low mood and depression, Your Resilience will leave young people with a better understanding of mental health in themselves and others. They will also possess a suite of tools they can deploy in ways which are right for their own mental health both now and in the future.

Key to Your Resilience is supporting facilitators who work with young people by building their confidence to discuss a range of topics with them.

How we work

Your Resilience workshops

Free face-to-face workshops, courses and training in
schools available in each nation of the UK.

Your Resilience leaves a legacy

Our commitment to legacy – ongoing support for
participating community based settings, CAMHS and sport pathways.

Topics we cover

What is Resilience?

Exam stress

Making decisions about the future

Social pressures

Managing studies

Friendships

Juggling time

Managing selection & deselection
(sports settings only)

Managing injuries
(sports settings only)

Anxiety

Low mood & depression

Your Resilience's impact

8,617 young people provided with help to build their knowledge and tools to become resilient.

772 professionals trained, encouraging a culture of open conversations about mental health throughout the UK.

Young People's Programmes

Impact Report
2022-2023

Explore the impact our Young People’s programmes are making to young people’s lives across the four nations: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Meet the Your Resilience team

Hannah Cox

Engagement Officer
Midlands
Phone: 07918 490900

I have 9 years’ experience working within the charity and mental health sector delivering group and 1:1 interventions to both adults and young people. I am a passionate advocate for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing and that is what has driven me to work with MHUK. I believe that all young people should be given a voice and safe space to explore and understand their thoughts and feelings and strongly believe that our Bloom programme does this.

Lauren Quigley

Engagement Officer
North of England
Phone: 07775 674777

I have been working on Bloom since May 2021. I feel privileged to be part of such an important programme which helps young people. Having left university due to my own personal mental health struggles, I learnt to use my own experiences to support others. I previously worked on the Time to Change campaign, which was a mental health anti-stigma campaign ran by both Rethink and Mind. My skills lie in writing, communication and building strong meaningful relationships.

Sayeda Begum

Engagement Officer
London & South
Phone: 07918 289123

I have a degree in English with Creative Writing and have mostly worked in the education sector. I am a passionate philanthropist who has worked with different charities over the past seven years. Having worked as a Learning Support Assistant in different schools, I understand how important building mental health resilience is for young people. I love my role here at MHUK as it allows me to combine my teaching experience with my charity experience to get Bloom out to as many schools as possible.

Beverley Jones

Engagement Officer
Wales
Phone: 07970 433098

I have been working on Bloom since September 2019. Since my own burnout and the mental health struggles that accompanied that I learnt to use my own experiences to support others. I have also worked on the Time to Change Wales campaign, which is a mental health anti-stigma campaign, sharing my story as a Champion. My skills lie in writing, organisation, communication and building strong meaningful relationships. I am a peoples person who believes that resilience lies within us all. Working on Bloom Project ensures that we are sharing this knowledge with others at an age that matters, giving them the tools to build on it as they develop into adulthood.

Ciara Mallon

Engagement Officer
Scotland
Phone: 07739 216455

I have over 8 years of experience working with a range of young people within schools and local youth organisations. I’m particularly passionate about providing safe spaces for young people to openly discuss issues relating to mental health without stigma. My experience in creative facilitation with LGBTQ+ youth and Refugee students is what lead me to my current role as Engagement Officer in Scotland. I look forward to seeing our Programmes develop in the future shaped by young people.

Sarah Ferris

Engagement Officer
Ireland
Phone: 07736 969489

I graduated in 2023 with a BEd Hons in Primary Education and have always been passionate about supporting young people’s mental health and well-being. In my role, I have the incredible opportunity to connect with young people, schools, and community groups across Northern Ireland, helping to deliver our fantastic wellbeing programmes. I absolutely love what I do and am excited to make a positive impact on the lives of young people every day.