Co-created with people with lived experience of mental health challenges, You Matter offers tools and resources to help you get the mental health support you deserve.
We have worked with a group of people who have real-life experience of mental health problems to co-create a campaign that allows us to share their journeys and the struggles they’ve faced. Hearing from others who’ve been in your shoes can make you feel so much better. It’s a good way to remember you’re not alone and lots of people have experienced what you’re going through. Their honest stories show that it’s okay to not be okay. Don’t forget, we all need a little bit of help and sometimes you just need to know you matter.
After suffering years of heartache, trauma and abuse, Maisie is making it her life’s mission to help people struggling with mental health challenges. She’s encouraging people to seek vital support and to help others understand that they matter.
Maisie's story
Ruth Lord turned her life around and is now working towards her goal of becoming a peer support worker. “I’ve chosen to use my experience as fuel to drive me forward and help others, rather than a weight to shackle me down. I’ve walked their path,” she said
Ruth's story
A Yorkshire grandmother is using her lived experience of mental health difficulties to support others. Bridget has spent more than 30 years as a carer for family and friends, helping to support them through times of physical and mental health crisis.
Bridget's storyGetting help early is really important – it can stop small problems from turning into big ones or coming back again. There’s lots of information and tools to help below, from self-help guides and talking therapies to emotional support. Explore what’s available to you, and find the support you deserve, today.
A wide range of online educational courses and resources for people who might be struggling with their mental health. The content has been created with people with lived experience of mental illness and includes resources on subjects such as music for wellbeing, sleeping well and creating routines for positive change.
Recovery College Online
A series of guides covering a wide range of topics such as depression, anxiety and stress which helps people find out more about the causes of mental health issues and provide tools to work through feelings and emotions. Written by NHS clinical psychologists alongside service users, healthcare and voluntary sector.
Self-help guides
A wide range of confidential and effective talking therapies are available to help you with feelings of stress, low mood, worry, anxiety and depression. Some also have employment advisors working alongside therapists to help people to find, stay in or return to work. You can self-refer into a Talking Therapies service in your area.
Talking therapies
Dedicated mental health support is available in many GP surgeries. A range of qualified mental health experts can offer self-help, guidance, support and signposting. The type of practitioner and support may differ depending on where you live, but you can contact your GP surgery and ask to speak to a mental health practitioner.
Contact your GP surgery
Walk-in wellbeing support in the community is available through community wellbeing hubs and support centres. Voluntary organisations work with local authorities, mental health services and other organisations to offer support with things like employment, money, housing, isolation, loneliness and mental health.
Community wellbeing hubs and support centres
