Still time for you to get involved and bring young people along. Signed copies Kenny Imafidon THAT PECKHAM BOY - Gift bags Chelsea FC and lunch curtesy BBC Apprentice winner Carina Email: [email protected] for more details and sign up #PeckhamHopeHack

The 7th December is the official #DayOfHope (Damilola Taylor's birthday). We honour the hope of 10 year old Damilola Taylor by helping today's youth look into their future and envisage a fairer, safer society. How do you #KeepHopeLit? THE HOPE COLLECTIVE #HighlightHope

🧵 The evidence is clear that poverty is a major driver of poor mental health - and that we can't boost the nation's mental health without addressing poverty. Check out some of our work on this topic over the last year 👇

If no one disrupts the system, the system doesn’t change…

🧵 Research shows that racism can cause trauma, anxiety & depression - but it also stops people from getting help when they need it. We explored how services can tackle the barriers people from racialised communities face to getting mental health support centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/p…

The closure of Children England after 81 years fighting for fairness & children’s rights was tragic. As new projects spring up to create new reports for the establishment treadmill listen to Lauren R-T childrenengland.org.uk/blog/lauren-ro… The Child Fair State won’t be silenced! #TeamHope

Prisons are full of people affected by mental health/addiction/ homelessness who shouldn’t be there. It’s a reflection of our broken mental health and housing systems. We warehouse vulnerable people who should be kept in communities with the right support. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

So saddened to hear of the passing of my friend Richard Taylor, father of Damilola he founded the DamilolaTaylorTrust and was a driving force behind the THE HOPE COLLECTIVE - our continuing work will be part of his legacy - thoughts with the family and of course our very own Once upon a time ⚖️

Thankful to be with YMCA Milton Keynes for #HopeHackMK Wonderful insight on Mental Health for young people; great speakers & loved speaking with Bedforshire's Police & Crime Commissioner @Fest4BedsPCC & the Shadow Minister for Crime Prevention (& fellow University of Exeter alumni 🙌🏽) Feryal Clark MP

The tributes and accolades poured in deservedly so for a king of kings Richard Taylor OBE So many memories and stories to tell. Many truths untold! Our alumni will gather Southwark Cathedral on May 11th with THE HOPE COLLECTIVE The love will light up London and rest of the UK #TeamHope 🕊 🕊

A lovely message from the King was received by Richard’s family. The tributes continue to arrive and we are so grateful. Huge thanks also to Southwark Cathedral Oasis UK UK Youth @NCSTrust for supporting the forthcoming memorial service #LegacyOfHope

"The problem with increasing sentencing is it doesn't work. When young people don't have hope or aspiration, you're not going to stop them carrying knives by saying you're going to go to prison." Niven Rennie says tougher laws will not solve knife crime. #TonightVMTV

🚨 Another day, another government announcement. This time on Personal Independence Payments (PIP). We’re not a political football. We are people, living with mental illness, trying to make ends meet. This debate is aimed at us, rather than including us.

My goodness he’s got it…..question is now how does he influence policing to be more preventative than reactive and where does the money come from for sustained investment?

"Universal access to school counselling in England would generate lifetime financial benefits to the government of £1.9bn, against a cost of about £250m" Protecting & improving young people's mental health can help prevent a whole host of negative outcomes & costly treatments.

Truth right there. 👇 We are caught up in this repeated cycle of none sense commissioning that organisations have to appease to survive. As such, nothing changes and good money goes to waste. Ask the correct questions, but make sure you ask the “right people”. Once upon a time ⚖️

The incredible George Fielding BEM telling it exactly the way it needs telling in his own inimitable style. We requested it to be in the manifesto and now we must campaign it into existence! #MinisterForYoungPeople

Community sector organisations provide vital mental health support for many people. But they are hampered by insecure contracts & short-term funding. With Rethink Mental Illness we've explored the groundbreaking potential of mental health alliances: centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications/m…

We need a new partnership between govt & the voluntary sector; one built on respect rather than servitude. Local charities can respond faster & far more sensitivity to community needs, with a level of knowledge & care which is impossible for remote statutory bodies to achieve.