Partners

Collaboration is at the core of everything we do.

We believe that meaningful, lasting change in youth mental health is only possible when we work together. That’s why we build strong, respectful partnerships with people and organisations who share our commitment to innovation, inclusion, and young person–led change.

From educators and researchers to youth workers and community leaders, our partners help us reach further, think smarter, and create solutions that truly reflect the lives of young people and families today.

Why Partnership Matters

No single team, service, or organisation can meet the mental health needs of children and young people alone. The challenges are complex, and so the responses must be collaborative.

We partner to:

  • Co-design innovative support across schools, services, and communities

  • Share expertise, learning, and lived experience

  • Develop and test new approaches together

  • Reach young people in diverse, inclusive, and accessible ways

  • Ensure ideas are grounded in both research and real-world practice

Working in partnership allows us to move faster, go further, and make a deeper impact.

Who We Work With

We collaborate with a wide range of partners across sectors. While each brings something unique, they all share one thing: a commitment to putting young people first.

🎓 Education Settings

We work with primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and alternative education providers to co-develop resources that support emotional wellbeing in everyday learning environments.

This includes:

  • Trialling classroom-based mental health programmes

  • Supporting school staff with training and toolkits

  • Involving pupils in shaping what support looks like

  • Embedding inclusive, neurodiversity-aware practices

🧑‍⚕️ Health & Social Care Teams

We partner with NHS staff, mental health practitioners, early help teams, and social care workers to create and refine interventions that meet young people where they are.

Our joint work often focuses on:

  • Filling gaps between services and access points

  • Exploring creative, community-based options

  • Improving support for groups often excluded from traditional care

  • Sharing outcomes to inform future policy and commissioning

🧡 Youth & Community Organisations

Youth clubs, mentoring groups, disability services, and local charities play a huge role in supporting young people’s wellbeing. We collaborate with them to:

  • Deliver projects in familiar, trusted settings

  • Train youth workers to use our tools and approaches

  • Co-run workshops and creative sessions

  • Celebrate and elevate the voices of the communities they serve

We’re especially committed to working with partners who support minoritised or underrepresented young people, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, Deaf and disabled youth, care-experienced young people, and refugees.

🧪 Academic & Research Institutions

Our work is grounded in evidence, and we maintain strong relationships with researchers, students, and universities to:

  • Co-design and evaluate new models of support

  • Publish findings and share good practice

  • Offer placements and learning opportunities for future professionals

  • Ensure lived experience is central in academic work

We welcome research collaborations that value inclusion, accessibility, and real-world relevance.

How We Work With Partners

Every partnership is built on mutual respect, shared goals, and honest communication. We know each organisation works in its own way, so we aim to be flexible, open, and easy to work with.

When we work with partners, we commit to:

  • Clear expectations and shared planning

  • Fair credit and recognition

  • Ongoing reflection and improvement

  • Equitable opportunities for collaboration

Whether you’re looking to test a new idea, contribute to a project, or explore something completely different, we’re always happy to chat.

Recent Collaborative Highlights

Here are a few examples of what partnership looks like in practice:

  • Co-developing a creative therapy pilot with a youth arts collective, focused on storytelling and animation

  • Running a nature-based wellbeing project with a local family support network

  • Supporting a group of school staff to adapt our social skills programme for pupils with speech and language needs

  • Collaborating with a group of early-career researchers to study young people’s digital experiences of anxiety

Each of these partnerships was built from a shared desire to try something different—and to do it together.

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