A Trusted Friend When It’s Needed Most
Parents are often expected to be the steady ones. The problem-solvers. The people who know what to do next. But when a young person is struggling with their mental health, …
Taking Time to Listen: Why Stepping Back Helps Us Move Forward
Last Friday, we did something that can feel surprisingly hard when you’re running a busy organisation: we stopped. We brought together our full Youth Talk family – staff, clinical team, …
We’re Listening. And we mean it.
At Youth Talk, listening isn’t something we say we do. It’s something we practise every day. Of course, listening happens in the counselling room. That one-to-one space where a young …
A Chance to Reset How We Support Youth Mental Health?
Today’s announcement of a national review into demand for mental-health, ADHD and autism services is welcome (see: BBC NEWS Article)– but whether it leads to meaningful change for young people …
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! …
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.
Unplugging today – to protect tomorrow
We are delighted to announce that Youth Talk has become an official Ambassador to a vital new movement to protect our children from the hidden harms of screen time. Our …
Swiping Through Childhood – Are We Setting Up a Generation to Struggle?
What started as a brief chat between our Chief Executive David Barker and a local nursery manager turned into a moment of real reflection about childhood, screen time, and the …
Meet the Fundraising team
Meet our friendly fundraising team! Jim, Julia and Claire. Jim recently stepped into the Fundraising and Partnerships manager role and has been at Youth Talk for over a year. Julia …
A win for Youth Talk
Youth Talk announces the launch of its new Ambassador programme with the appointment of local athlete and Olympic hero Phoebe Gill.
No stranger to ‘firsts’, Phoebe has achieved record-breaking success on the running track which saw her clinch 800m gold in the British Athletics Championships in June and reach the semi-finals in the Paris Olympics.