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UK Youth launches £10m mental health fund

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UK Youth has teamed up with a charitable foundation to launch a £10m fund to support young people struggling with their mental health.
The fund is aimed at supporting young people with their mental health through youth work. Picture: UK Youth
The fund is aimed at supporting young people with their mental health through youth work. Picture: UK Youth

The charity’s Thriving Minds fund, launched in partnership with the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust, has been created in response to research which shows concerns of youth workers over the increase of poor mental health in young people.

Staff across the UK Youth movement, which includes more than 8,000 youth organisations, have reported seeing significant rises in young people seeking help with their mental health, the charity says, but long delays in starting treatment and some children’s fear of speaking to medical professionals mean many are not getting the help they need.

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