Mental Health

YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH

ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN

Our campaign seeks to improve the mental health of young people in Greenwich.

Led by the ideas of young people, we use creativity to impact the lives of those around us.

From small actions that lead to change, to challenging structures that seek to serve young people’s mental health, by engaging in arts and discussion we know we can make a difference to other young people across South London.

What We Have Achieved

Tramshed's Podcast Room — Tramshed's Youth Advisory Panel are launching a podcast! At the Super Summit this group trialed exciting podcasting formats with their peers. This podcast focuses on presenting mental health in a fresh new youth-led way and will be launching in Spring/Summer 2024 so watch this space!

20240223_gla_supersummit_047 — The Y.A.P continued to campaign for better mental health for young people at the Anti-Prom Youth Summit. Their little acts of kindness included creating mini gift boxes filled with positive affirmations, sweets and origami animals. The group invited guests to take a box and, in return, fill another for the next attendee.

Website thumbnails — The Youth Advisory Panel planned Tramshed’s annual Youth Takeover Day. Members were given full control over the event, held at Greenwich Park. The group curated a programme of workshops that ran throughout the day in Greenwich Park. These included parkour, youth-led drama taster session, dance classes, graffiti, and stilt walking. In the evening, the bandstand showcased young artists who performed a variety of music acts for an audience. The YAP participants volunteered on the day, supporting guests across the activities and being ambassadors for both Tramshed & the work of the Youth Advisory Panel.

After an investigation into the power that social media has on a young person’s mental health, the Youth Advisory Panel wrote an open letter, Dear Mr Tik Tok, calling for tech organisations to consider their own impact on the mental health of young people. This was performed at Tramshed for an audience of peers and changemakers.

Campaigners used the Youth Summit as a space to create discussion about mental health through poetry and discussion. They also shared some of their ideas about acts of kindness. For example “Leave a sweet, take a sweet” a game that asks you to write a note of affirmation for a future player and take one for yourself from the communal pot, you are also rewarded for your kindness by taking a love heart sweet.

How To Get Involved

Question, Influence, Represent

Are you aged 10-20?

Do you live in Greenwich or Lewisham?

Are you passionate about the arts?

If you have answered “YES” to all of these questions, then we want to hear from you!

Join our diverse panel of young people at the heart of our decision making at Tramshed and within Greenwich and Lewisham communities. This is an opportunity to play a part in shaping South East London’s most exciting performance, arts and community venue, whilst gaining skills in leadership and making a difference in your own community

Meetings happen once a month 5.30pm-7pm. Bring a friend or come on your own. Don’t worry if you’ve never been to a meeting before – all new members are welcome to join! Get ready for snacks, chats, and sharing of ideas – all you need to do is bring your creative brain!

To sign up email [email protected].