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Youth Mental Health During COVID-19: How To Support Under 25s
In this webinar, our experts David Beeney and Jack Parsons delved into the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of young people in the UK and discussed strategies to support them
When? 11am, Tuesday 13th October
Where? Live, via Online Webinar
About this Webinar
Children and young people across the UK have had their lives turned upside down by the pandemic. Almost every young person has had to adjust to dramatic changes in their education or employment, routine and home life. In our next webinar ‘Youth Mental Health during Covid-19: How to support under 25s’ we will discuss the impact on young people and how we can support them through this crisis.
Hosting this panel discussion will be Jack Parsons, UK's Chief Youth Officer, Global Mental Health Ambassador and CEO of The Youth Group and David Beeney, Founder of Breaking the Silence. You can read more about our guest panelists below.
This event is aimed at any individual with interest in enabling young people to deal with the current mental health challenges, which includes businesses leaders, employers, parents, colleagues and young people themselves.
Speakers
David Beeney
David is the Founder of Breaking the Silence. He has established himself as one of leading advisers in the UK on how to drive employee engagement through an effective wellbeing programme.
In 2018, David was proud to have been listed in the top 101 influencers globally on employee engagement, he is also a qualified Mental Health Counsellor affiliated to the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Practitioners) and a Trustee for mind. He specialises in creating cultures of trust that are free from the stigma of mental health that are all inclusive.
Jack Parsons
Jack Parsons is an award-winning young entrepreneur, public speaker and subject expert on Youth and is publicly known as the UK’s Chief Youth Officer. Jack has been honoured awards over the last 3 years including Young Digital Leader Of The Year, The 100 Faces of a Vibrant Economy, Most Connected Young Entrepreneur, 50 Top kindest leaders and Top 10 UK Young Entrepreneurs to Watch.
Jack's personal mission is to knock down doors for others to walk through after having a tough upbringing and lack of career support from the school, learning from failure and being motivated to make a real impact for young people. Jack is currently the CEO of The Youth Group which is building the world’s largest most connected marketplace and community for young people with one aim: to help improve the odds for young people across the Commonwealth to achieve their full potential in work. In addition to running The Youth Group Jack advises a number of organisations and figure heads on young people, including Governments.
Host
Clare Keniry
Clare Keniry is a Board Director and head of Diversity & Inclusion at Morgan Hunt, working with clients to ensure that their recruitment strategies are diverse and inclusive. The recruitment process is a critical element of bringing diverse talent into an organisation and we help organisations to ensure that every step is as consciously inclusive as possible. Within Morgan Hunt, she also leads the development of a diverse & inclusive culture. She has over 20 years’ experience working within the recruitment industry with extensive networks spanning both the private, public, and not for profit markets, having worked across the UK and Australia. Driving authentic diversity & inclusion is one of the biggest challenges facing employers and Morgan Hunt are committed to working with organisations to support the development of a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.
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