I am on the Youth Panel as I hope to represent voices from marginalised communities, as they are often even more isolated from conversations regarding mental health due to their culture. I also want to show that everyone has a right to mental health care no matter what level of intensity their case is, because we often only classify something as being wrong if someone is in an extreme case of distress.
The value I relate the most to is: 'kindness is our strength'.
I would say kindness is the most important value because if you are kind it can improve someone’s day, whether that be by a lot or just a bit.
Spirit of life
Although I find it hard to start a new series, because I’m severely attached to my favourites, I’d say I like to start a new series to be engrossed in it and forget about the stresses of the outside world. I also like to do a Spotify deep dive where I sort out, reminisce and explore new music!
Our Youth Panel works with us for three years to help shape our future as a charity and achieve our mission. They talk about things like strategy, safeguarding, fundraising, organisational culture, risk management, data protection, brand and marketing.
Our current Youth Panel joined us in October 2023.
Take a look at our mission, values, strategy and meet more of our team.
