Mental wellbeing, to empower our young people.
WildHearts is committed to addressing the mental health crisis facing our culture today. Its impact is wide-ranging; affecting not only our young people, but their loved ones and the wider economy. In a recent survey by the OECD conducted across 79 countries, 15 year olds in the UK were second last in what they call the ‘meaning in life index’. UK teenagers are among the least likely globally to agree with the idea that “my life has clear meaning or purpose”.
Given that a sense of meaning or purpose in life is a key component of emotional well-being and achievement, this insidious sense of pointlessness will continue to erode the emotional health of our culture as teenagers today mature into adulthood.
The stats evidence the personal tragedies and wider economic impact. This is why WildHearts is committed to championing mental health and well-being for all our young people.
of all mental health problems manifest by age 14 and 75% by age 24.
of sick leave cases in 2015 were linked to mental health problems.
is the cost to UK GDP due to mental health related absences.
To deliver our strategy WildHearts is are now working with leading experts in the field of mental health and have committed to making their expertise more widely available to our young people. Our strategy is a threefold empowerment programme designed to:
To achieve this, we will be running a series of training webinars with leading mental health experts for teenagers and parents. We will also be providing teachers in our WildHearts Partner Schools with access to online training programmes to enhance their understanding and ability to respond to this issue. See the full list of upcoming webinars below.
2023-02-09 12:43:13
WEBINAR
2023-02-09 12:43:13
WEBINAR
2023-02-09 12:43:13
WEBINAR