We are a small mental health charity based in Surrey dedicated to improving awareness and understanding of mental health within secondary school, sixth form and college environments. We formed as a group of students who have all experienced mental health issues first hand, starting in our school years. We struggled to understand the difficulties that ourselves and those around us were experiencing, with little guidance or resources available to us. Some of us eventually sought help and were added to long waiting lists or couldn’t find services that worked well for us, all the while trying to deal with the everyday issues that come with being a young adult.
It became apparent that seconday schools, colleges and sixth forms were insufficiently educating students about mental health, and our mental health issues could have been resolved far more quickly if we had known what to look out for and how to seek support. We began working on a number of concepts and ideas to transform the way mental health is discussed and perceived amongst students, teachers and parents. This movement would eventually become Being Well.
