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A Superhero Boost from Phoenix Construction
Excitement is building for the Great St Albans Challenge! Plans for this year’s Great St Albans Challenge are really starting to come together – and we couldn’t be more excited! We’re absolutely delighted to announce that Phoenix Construction have joined us as our Headline Sponsor. Their generous support will help us make the Challenge bigger,…
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Music, Mental Health and Making a Difference: Grace George Joins Youth Talk
Platinum streaming artist Grace George has been announced as a new ambassador for Youth Talk. To celebrate her new role, Grace will perform live at the finishing event of The Great St Albans Challenge on Sunday 12 October – a GPS-powered treasure hunt to raise vital funds for the charity.
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Local Support, Lasting Impact
At Youth Talk we are proud to be developing a strong link with The Pioneer Club – a youth and community charity based here in St Albans. Like Youth Talk, The Pioneer Club are all about supporting young people in the St Albans District community. Originally founded in 1941 for evacuees from London to St…
Behind the Scenes: Work Experience
After a truly fulfilling week at Youth Talk, I have bundles of new experiences and stories to take away. From day one, I knew that this was going to be a different kind of project to what I was used to – this was going to be different to sitting in a classroom for 5…
We Stand: A Personal Reflection on Pride, Mental Health, and the Power of Being Seen
By Chris O’Hanlon, Individual Giving Officer at Youth Talk Pride Month. The flags go up, playlists get louder, and someone—somewhere—will absolutely end up covered in glitter for the next three weeks. (No regrets. Sort of.)But let’s be honest: Pride didn’t start with parties. It started with rage.In June 1969, after years of being harassed, arrested,…
Youth Talk & Excelr8 Motorsport: Driving Change Together
You might not expect a mental health charity to team up with a motorsport team — but that’s exactly what we’ve done. And we couldn’t be more excited to tell you why. The British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) is the UK’s biggest motorsport series, with huge crowds, iconic tracks like Silverstone and Brands Hatch, and…
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My counsellor was great. She really helped me. I feel like a different person to when I came in.
Sam
Age 16Youth Talk saved me from going down a dark hole in the place I was in at the time.
Ramneek
Age 22Without Youth Talk I would have continued to have unhealthy relationships and low self esteem, I wouldn’t have learnt to be kind to myself either