#BeeWell

@beewelluk.bsky.social

257 Followers 12 Following

#BeeWell is a youth-centred wellbeing programme led by The University of Manchester, The Gregson Family Foundation and Anna Freud with GMCA and Hampshire, IoW, Portsmouth, Southampton. Account not monitored 24/7. beewellprogramme.org

Top 5 policy changes to create better childhoods: Whole-school approaches to wellbeing A trusted adult guarantee, providing chosen trusted adults A focus on holistic wellbeing in early support hubs rollout Ambitious implementation and monitoring of the Child Poverty Strategy Introduce a national wellbeing measurement programme
Three people smiling in front of World Leisure Congress banner
Group of 13 people stood in front of a screen saying 'hi, we're media first'
Group of nine people seated around a table in a meeting room with notebooks, drinks, and sticky notes scattered on the table.
What is 'everyday success' for young people in Greater Manchester? 77% of young people agreed or strongly agreed with the statement ‘I have been feeling good about myself.' Greater Manchester Youth Network share with us a story of how Ryan built a sense of wellbeing and success in their 'Build Your Future' programme!
What is 'everyday success' for young people in Greater Manchester? Did you know 1 in 3 young people in Greater Manchester volunteer at least once a month or more? We spoke with young people who volunteer at Army of Kindness, Rochdale, about how volunteering can mean feeling successful for many young people. Freya, a young person in GM, also wrote a blog post about her journey from being a service user to becoming a volunteer, empowering others.
What is 'everyday success' for young people in Greater Manchester? Young people from YouthLeads tell us about the things they do that support them to feel successful and how that helps their wellbeing!
An image of the #BeeWell logo and 42nd Street logo. Text that reads '70% of young people told us that they had a place to go to talk about worries or mental heath concerns. Young people at Cedar Mount Academy tell us how they are given a ‘brave space’ to be successful by 42nd Street!' Created as part of the Youth Steering Groups project, asking what is 'everyday success' for young people in Greater Manchester?
An image of a group of people sat at tables, listening to presentations on the #BeeWell data.
An image of the Big Change and #BeeWell logos. Text that reads 'In Rochdale, the learning and experiences from the #BeeWell Champions pilot have been informing the roll-out of a Young Health Activist programme with more secondary schools across the area.' There is also a photo of young people taking part in a #BeeWell workshop as part of their training.
An image of the #BeeWell and Big Change logos. Text that reads 'In Bolton, young people worked with the Mental Health in Schools Team and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) on sessions about the #BeeWell data. After their work together, the Mental Health Support Team will deliver sessions using the tools designed by young people, to have conversations about why young people and professionals think young people from diverse backgrounds don’t speak out about their mental health.'
An image of the Big Change and #BeeWell logos. Text that says 'Young people in Stockport attending pupil referral units explored the #BeeWell data. The first group focused on recreation activities available and affordability, and the second group explored how exclusion and waiting for alternative provision places affects mental health and wellbeing.'. There is an image of the posters created by young people as part of the session.
An image of the Big Change and #BeeWell logos. Young people in Wigan have produced a video on the #BeeWell findings for their area, hoping to spread the word to more young people in the town. One member of the group also wrote a poem about the town to share, too. A quote from a young person says "I think this video should be a reminder of how great Wigan is and how much more we can improve just by taking the results on board as a guide to make positive change."
An image of the #BeeWell and Big Change logos. Text that reads 'Young people in Trafford shared their local #BeeWell data through an art exhibition at Gorse Hill Studios annual Winter Showcase.' There are also images of the artwork young people completed, including an image about how many people feel safe, flowers on a canvas and an image with text that reads you are unique and special.
An image of the #BeeWell and Big Change logos, with text that says A project in Oldham has explored raising awareness about how young people can express their views. A quote from a young person says 'We must be worried that less than 50% of young people are free to express themselves.' So far, they have already spoken to 200 young people and plan to do even more work with young people and schools!
An image of the #BeeWell and Big Change logos. Text that reads Young people attending Bury’s annual Circles of Influence Conference focused on their local #BeeWell data and explored what could be driving the statistics. Quotes from young people say "I enjoyed giving professionals a reality check." and "#BeeWell helps us feel heard." Throughout the day, young people created a series of recommendations with local decision-makers that will be monitored by Bury’s Youth Council.
An infographic that reads, '1 in 10 young people are eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day'.
An image of the #BeeWell and Big Change logos. Text that says 'Young people in Tameside focused on the inequalities in wellbeing reported by LGBTQ+ young people. Quotes from you people say "It's sad but am not surprised by the data in the answers from the LGBTQ+ group." and "LGBTQ+ young people feel lonely in a crowded space, nobody gets it." Phase 2 of their work will look at next steps and action they think should be taken.
An image of the #BeeWell and Big Change logos, with text that says 'Young people in Manchester have created a zine about how to be a trusted adult.' A quote from a young person says 'Why is it always about us needing to be trusted, why don't adults learn how to be trusted?'
An infographic that reads '3 in 5 young people (60%) feel like they belong at school 'quite a bit' or 'a lot'. Our Youth Steering Group believe that school belonging will have an impact on other aspects of their wellbeing, including life satisfaction and hope & optimism for their future. 4 in 5 young people in Year 10 have hope and feel optimistic for their future.'
An image of the #BeeWell logo and the Big Change logo, with text that reads 'Celebrating Action in Greater Manchester'. Young people in Salford commissioned a danceathon in response to #BeeWell data showing lower levels of girls’ physical activity. Quotes from young people say "I think we should do this more often." and "This is the most fun thing I've done all week.". 20 young people took part in this project!
An infographic that reads 1 in 3 (33%) of young people in Year 10 are doing one hour of physical activity per day. However, this drops to 1 in 3 (23%) of Year 10 girls. This is compared to 44% of Year 10 boys.
An image of the #BeeWell logo and the Big Change logo, with text that reads 'Celebrating youth led action in Greater Manchester!'
An image of the #BeeWell logo and text that reads 'Listen Act Celebrate, New for 2024/25, #BeeWell GM Survey Results Now Live!'
A quote from Professor Jessica Deighton, Director of the Applied Research and Evaluation Division at Anna Freud, Professor in Child Mental Health and Wellbeing at UCL and #BeeWell Co-Academic Lead, that reads “Being active plays a really important role in building good wellbeing and can help protect against mental ill- health, but data from #BeeWell clearly tells us that girls do less physical activity than boys. Finding ways to address this gap is crucial, so it’s fantastic to see this youth-led phase of Feel Good Your Way, developed in response to #BeeWell data, championing community initiatives helping girls move more. With the latest #BeeWell findings for Greater Manchester set to be released soon, we look forward to working with partners like GM Moving to respond to the new data and continue celebrating inspiring action from young people and partners.”
Picture of professional audio equipment set up and ready to go, including a mixing desk, headphones and two microphones