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 June 30, 2022

Tag: mental health

Health and wellbeing the biggest issuing facing young people in the UK

Thursday, 10 March 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

Young people have stated health and wellbeing is their biggest concern in a mass survey of 11-18 year olds across the country. UK Youth Parliament have conducted a ballot of young people in the UK asking them to choose which issues matter to them most. Almost half a million young people took part in the

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, consultation, mental health, survey, UK Youth Parliament, wellbeing, young people

UK Youth Parliament calls on young people to have their say

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 by Rhammel Afflick

Young people across the UK can now participate in the UK Youth Parliament’s Make Your Mark ballot, the largest survey of young people in Europe. The month-long campaign will see volunteers and Members of Youth Parliament canvasing for the views of young people. The annual ballot, which has taken place since 2011, gives young people

  • Published in News, Press, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: ballot, consultation, have your say, Make Your Mark, mental health, survey, UK Government, UK Youth Parliament, young people, youth, youth voice

Join us this January for our Run31 Challenge!

Wednesday, 22 December 2021 by Olivia Attey

2021 may not have ended in quite the way we’d imagined; and as the days get shorter and the air feels colder, it’s easy for any January to feel a bit glum. That’s why we’re challenging our supporters to join us, beat the January Blues, and start the year off on the right foot! Get

  • Published in Blogs, Challenge Events, Fundraising
Tagged under: challenge event, fitness, Fundraising, mental health, runners, running

Search for the next young leaders of social and political change continues

Monday, 02 August 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are searching for the next young leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of the world where all young people are respected

  • Published in Members Area, News
Tagged under: campaigns, climate change, equality, mental health, political change, social change, Trustee, young leaders, young people

Mental Health: A movement for change

Monday, 19 July 2021 by Brendan McGowan

About the campaign In 2020’s Make Your Mark ballot young people voted for mental health as one of their top 3 priorities for the coming year. UK Youth Parliament will be campaigning alongside YoungMinds to build a movement for change and ensure that children and young people’s mental health is at the heart of the

  • Published in UK Youth Parliament Campaigns
Tagged under: mental health, UK Youth Parliament

British Youth Council calls on the next young leaders of social and political change

Tuesday, 04 May 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council are searching for the next young leaders of social and political change in the UK. The youth-led charity is looking for people aged 16-25 who are motivated by a belief in the work of the British Youth Council to achieve our vision of the world where all young people are respected

  • Published in Members Area, News
Tagged under: campaigns, climate change, equality, mental health, political change, social change, Trustee, young leaders, young people

UK Youth Parliament launch campaigns to address biggest issues facing young people

Wednesday, 31 March 2021 by Rhammel Afflick

UK Youth Parliament launched their national campaigns calling on the government to address the climate emergency, mental health concerns and access to higher education. The year-long campaigns are set to challenge decision makers to do more to ensure young people’s mental health is prioritised in the coming year, to create free, lifelong and inclusive higher

  • Published in News, UK Youth Parliament
Tagged under: climate change, climate emergency, free university, higher education, mental health, plastic pollution, UK Youth Parliament, young people

What are girls worried about amid a global health crisis?

Friday, 19 June 2020 by Emma Dixon

There are so many uncertainties at the moment. How long until all young people are back in school? When will friends and families be reunited? What will our new normal be? One thing we do know, thanks to Girlguiding’s research surveying almost 7,000 girls and young women, is how the global pandemic is affecting the

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: Coronavirus, education, mental health, schools

Young people need to be seen and heard

Monday, 04 May 2020 by Amanda Chetwynd-Cowieson

Within the uncertainty of our Coronavirus world lies one absolute guarantee: our society will change. As chair of the British Youth Council and someone doing their best to guide a charity through a global pandemic, I fully appreciate how erratic our daily lives have become. The disorientating speed at which we all have to make

  • Published in Blogs
Tagged under: Coronavirus, health, mental health, Minister for Young People, UK Government, young people, youth voice

Young people’s voices must not be ignored

Thursday, 30 April 2020 by Rhammel Afflick

The British Youth Council is calling for the government to address some of the issues that have become more prevalent as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak. Decision makers up and down the country must make provisions to ensure young people’s voices are heard so issues which have been highlighted by the current crisis can

  • Published in News, Press
Tagged under: child benifits, Coronavirus, end poverty, mental health, Minister, Minister for Young People, poverty, universal credit, young people, youth voice
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