Headshot of Dan Howell against a light grey background

- he/him Daniel Howell

YouTuber Dan Howell became a YoungMinds Ambassador when he shared a video to his 6.5 million YouTube subscribers, opening up about his depression.

He says: “It’s a big part of my story I think people should know and understand, and I want other people going through mental health issues to know that they can talk about it and it can get better.”

He has been a YoungMinds ambassador since October 2017. Find out more about why Dan wanted to join the fight for young people's mental health.

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