Below you’ll find some of the feedback we have collected from our first few meetings. To make it easier to read we’ve collected it under themes.
ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING SUPPORT
Our goal here was to try and identify emotional and mental health support that young people feel is good. We did this by asking a series of questions…
“I want to talk to someone I know sometimes, but not at other times.”
Do you feel you have someone you’re able to talk to when things are really hard? Mason had friends, a counsellor and a wide network of family around him, what else could be needed?
“It’s hard to share confidentially without triggering safeguarding and causing a big issue.” “Some counsellors are awkward, you don’t know them and don’t know what to say and it’s down to me to think of what to say.” “I want to talk to someone I know sometimes, but not at other times.” “I tell my parents everything, even the bad stuff.” “I wouldn’t know what to say if I called someone.” “I don’t like talking to family. Families can gossip between them so I keep stuff quiet. I sort things out myself.” “[Parent] called the GP but they didn’t really help.”
