The MH:2K project recruits young people as "citizen researchers" who gather the views of their peers on mental ill-health and then work with local decision makers to develop recommendations for change.
Since starting in September 2016, a pilot in Oldham has engaged more than 600 young people including its 20-strong team of citizen researchers.
The originators of the MH:2K model - the public participation charity Involve and the youth social enterprise Leaders Unlocked - now plan to launch in four as-yet-unnamed local authority areas in September, and eventually hope to offer the scheme nationally.
In the final report of the Oldham pilot, the young researchers made 30 recommendations including getting health visitors to give awareness raising talks about mental health in religious venues and schools to become better informed about the pressure and scrutiny young people feel from their use of social media.
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