A series of FREE one-day conferences around the UK

BB leaders tell us that they are increasingly becoming aware of mental health issues in the young people they work with.

A series of regional conferences are taking place to raise awareness of these issues and how we can help young people who are suffering or vulnerable. The conferences will help promote and sign post other organisations and agencies and highlight partnership working. Key speakers in various fields connected to mental health are being invited along and there will be many other partners and organisations in attendance.

Book now to avoid disappointment…

To book please email the name(s) of those attending and your contact details to the address below:

5 MAR – Belfast, Northern Ireland
nihq@boys-brigade.org.uk

16 APR – Nottingham, England
alex.schwerzmann@boys-brigade.org.uk

30 APR – Felden Lodge, England
alex.schwerzmann@boys-brigade.org.uk

Here are some facts…

Roughly 725,000 people in the UK suffer from eating disorders, 86% of these will have shown symptoms before the age of 19.

1 in 10 young people deliberately harm themselves regularly (and 15,000 of them are hospitalised each year because of this).

Nearly 80,000 children and young people suffer from severe depression

Half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14

45% of children in care have a mental health disorder – these are some of the most vulnerable people in our society

Nearly 300,000 young people in Britain have an anxiety disorder