CHANGE STARTS YOUNG
THE PROLOGUE
Youth for Mental Health is a youth-based and youth-led organization and community working for advancement of mental health through creative and impactful endeavours. Our mission is to provide support for the mental well-being of young people and equip them with resources to become advocates for the promotion of mental health. We aim to foster a non-judgmental and growth-oriented space where people from all age groups can step up and freely express themselves – their emotions, identity, and choices.
Over the years YMH has ventured into diverse areas and set a foothold in multiple endeavors like Learning and Training Programs, On-Ground and Digital Campaigns, Awareness Drives, Advocacy, and Psychological Support. Through these undertakings, we aim to play an active part in building a mental health narrative that is reflective of inclusion, diversity, and difference. Our endeavors echo the contemporary concerns and are also responses to the changing mental health context in India.
ENVISIONING THE CHANGE
With a massive outreach and presence, YMH continuously strives to work in a collaborative spirit by engaging with professionals, artists and changemakers in India and across the globe. At YMH we consider the youth not as carriers but also agents of change. An organization led primarily by young people, we hope to work in a unified, collaborative spirit with many stakeholders coming together for collective and cooperative action.
We aspire to facilitate change to make mental health more inclusive and accessible. As facilitators of change, we believe we need a community approach and innovative solutions to correspond to the mental health crisis in India.
Co-creating an evolving and representative community of those who are battling with mental health issues, those who are committed to and willing to help, and those who are passionate about furthering the cause.
Sensitizing people and de-stigmatizing the concept of mental health - how it forms the core of our overall well-being and guides our actions and experiences in life.
Equipping young minds with the skills and requisite knowledge and exposure by opening avenues for them to learn, creatively explore their potential and develop themselves.
Providing reliable resources to all in the form of accessible professional help so that anyone who faces issues is offered immediate help and is made cognizant of ways to improve their life circumstances through working on themselves and their needs.
Fostering a non-judgemental, non-restrictive, supportive, and safe environment for all people, where they have the freedom to express and develop their ideas and communicate them to others while also appreciating the perspectives of other people.
A timeline of the various projects, programs, and campaigns launched in the past years
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