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Name: | Kirstie Stage |
Age: | 18 |
Year of the Fix: | 2017 |
Location: | Tisbury, Wiltshire |
Campaign: | To destigmatise mental health issues in young people |
I am an elected Member of Youth Parliament and have spoken there about body image issues, as well as setting up a National Council of Young Women group.
But my group's Fixers campaign, to destigmatise mental health issues in young people, was formed in a very different environment – the hustle and bustle of a busy college classroom.
I was chatting to friends and lots of people were saying, “I’m really passionate about mental health”. I’d previously been upset by the number of people who’d admitted to me they had mental health-related issues, or said they were really struggling and didn’t know where to go for support.
In politics there are often a lot of words and no action. But we had about 70 young people all together and I said: “Well, let’s stop complaining about what’s wrong, let’s try to create a positive slant and see how we can help other people”.
Working with Fixers, we produced a leaflet to educate other teens about mental health issues, and where they can find help if they are struggling.
The following Fixers worked on the campaign with me:
Charlet Broke
Megan Southdown
Megan Brown
Rosie Jones
Mahtanha Wright
Archy Arwell
Ree Richards
Dan Mike
Jensen Chuckle
Katy Stage
Jordon Scott
Shak & Natasha
'Ben'
Jade Kingdom
Sam Barakat
Fixers
Fern Lulham
Sam Womack
Liam Thomas
Becky
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Me and my friends want young people to know that calories aren't the enemy!
Jo Quinn
Alexandra Garrick
Hannah Carter
'Kate'
Becky Thorn
Tilly and Bella
Shano
Mason Latey
Ethan Mcinally
Macauley Collinson
Olivia G
Ben Simms