HOW WE WORK
ABOUT
US
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COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
The primary focus of BRIT is to collaborate with mental health charities and partner organisations in order to engage and support the HE and FE Sector so that we can help others, create wider engagement and deliver greater understanding of mental health issues, adversity, psychological trauma and wellbeing.
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SPONSORS & GIFTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Our ethos is to operate with minimal overheads and operational costs. We rely on gifted support from partner organisations and volunteers. Corporations and philanthropists who understand our ethos provide gifted professional services or fund our operational costs. This support enables our BRIT Challenges to have the greatest possible impact.
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LEADERSHIP AND EXPERT
SUPPORT
The strengths of our vision, strategy and UK-wide BRIT Challenges to support young adult mental health are shaped and underpinned through the gifted support of
senior advisors, charity partners, business leaders, philanthropists and inspirational
figures.
Our vision is to unite Sport and Education Governing Bodies, Institutions, Businesses, Philanthropists and Inspirational Figures through collectively powerful approach to support young adult mental health.
82,000*
In 2018/9, 82,000 students in UK universities reported that they had a mental health problem.
*Higher Education Statistics Agency.
21.5%*
21.5% of students have a current mental health diagnosis.
*University Student Mental Health Survey 2018.
33.9%*
33.9% of students have experienced a serious psychological issue for which they felt they needed professional help.
*University Student
Mental Health Survey
2018.
95*
There were 95 suicides among higher education students in England and Wales between July 2016 and July 2017.
*Office for
National Statistics.
NEED FOR ACTION
Addressing and improving mental health, fitness and wellbeing is a priority throughout the UK. By ensuring mental health is treated as a societal concern, we can encourage early intervention and action.
We passionately believe in the power of collaboration to deliver more effectively and maximise impact. We need to bring organisations together, through a collectively powerful approach, and intervene early at a critical transition point in young people’s lives to avoid long-term risks. If we do not, there will be far-reaching consequences for the next generation.
The challenges experienced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic will undoubtedly compound the current menial health difficultly experienced by young adult and the wider community.
We need to act now, together, to support ensure our mental health charity partners can deliver the support required to young adults at this critical time.
EVIDENCE
We know Mental Health affects relationships, wellbeing and determines how students learn, and their productivity. It can make them feel that they have little to offer other people and erode self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence.
It is recognised that transitions increase vulnerability to mental health difficulties.
Many who experience depression, anxiety and mental health difficulties can isolate themselves from friends and family, and mental health can be particularly isolating for people with disabilities.
Despite the surge in the numbers of students asking for support, it is likely that there are many others in clinical need who are not seeking treatment because of stigma or problems with access to care.
The wider crisis in young adult mental health is reflected in our universities with students dropping out with mental health problems and, tragically, an increase in student suicides
This collaborative strategy enables our delivery of events to improve young adult mental health and fitness, all whilst supporting our partner mental health charities in providing vital mental health services to all young adults in the UK who need their support.