Dear teenager, On this very important day for you I wanted to tell you about my medical school reunion I went to recently. It’s been 20 years since I graduated from medical school and it was wonderful to spend some time with the people who had formed such a significant part of my life back […]
A recurring theme over holidays (and other times) amongst parents is the amount of time their teens spend on their screens.This worry becomes heightened in particular on holidays when teenagers are lacking the routine and structure of school and resort to their screens to fill the time. It’s a particular hot topic at present with […]
“Find out what it means to me” Aretha Franklin One of the great privileges of doing this work is having the opportunity to meet and learn from others doing incredible work with young people. Recently, I had the pleasure of an online meeting with Dr Deborah Jump, a Criminologist at Manchester Metropolitan University and Deputy Director […]
“ You’ve got to be greedy - I’m grateful I got the opportunity and I grabbed it with both hands - I’m delighted” Ollie Watkins Can we talk about the semi final on the 10th July? To be clear I am a total glory supporter when it comes to England’s football team (I can’t cope […]
You may have seen in the headlines recently the astonishing number of people who are unable to work due to mental health problems at a cost to the UK economy of several billion. More concerningly there is a significant number of young people within this group. For those young adults who have never worked, the […]
You may have seen recently in the headlines the astonishing number of people who are unable to work due to mental health problems at a cost to the UK economy of several billion. More concerningly there is a significant number of young people within this group. For those young adults who have never worked the […]
The exam period is almost upon us. Are you feeling a bit lost in the sea of assignments and exams? Are you finding it hard to focus? Perhaps you are worried about even getting started? Trust me, many young people will be feeling exactly the same as you. Here at GRIT, we've taken insights from […]
Recent news has brought focus once again to the use of Smart Phones in teenagers with social media giants such as TikTok and Meta in court giving evidence to the US Senate, accused of not doing enough to protect young users from harm. Here in the UK Brianna Ghey’s mother has called for a ban […]
It’s children’s mental health week this week which is always a good opportunity to reflect on the progress of young people’s mental health. My reflections include an acknowledgement of how far we have come in raising awareness of mental health in young people and the increase in supportive resources, which is wonderful. It always restores […]
My journey with GRIT has been a long one that started as an adolescent with dreams of wanting to ‘change the system (NHS)’ in terms of how it dealt with adolescents.
