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Sign up as a SAMH Youth Activist

Are you aged 12-25 and would like to help us take action for children and young people’s mental health? Join us as a SAMH Youth Activist!

What will it involve?

By being a Youth Activist, you’ll be contributing to SAMH's children and young people’s work. How this will look will vary, but it’s likely to include activities like:

Taking part in surveys
Joining meetings and workshops
Sharing stories for SAMH communications
Contributing to consultations
Completing e-actions
Participating in events and activities
Wellbeing activities
Training and skills development
Other relevant activities

There won’t be a regular time commitment – opportunities will be shared whenever they are available and you can choose which ones you want to be part of. By signing up, you’ll be kept in the loop about all of our different opportunities via email.

About you

To sign up as a Youth Activist you must be:

Aged 12-25 (you can be a Youth Activist up until your 26th birthday)
Have an interest in children and young people’s mental health
Live in Scotland.

Sign up now!

Please complete the form below to be kept in the loop about upcoming Youth Activist opportunities. If you change your mind, have any questions, or want to submit this form in a different format, please contact campaigns@samh.org.uk.

Fields with an asterisk (*) must be completed.

First Name*

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Last Name*

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Date of Birth*

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Email*

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Our future opportunities will be sent out via email. However, we are keen to make sure that our communications are as accessible as possible. Please let us know if you use any of these platforms below:

Other Communication preference

Let us know about any areas of interest you would particularly like to be involved in or hear more about.

Other Interest

In the case of an emergency, we may need to contact someone on your behalf. Who would that be?

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If you are under the age of 16, please confirm you have the consent of your parent or guardian for signing up as a Youth Activist.

Consent Agreed

Photos and videos may be taken at any events you attend as part of your involvement as a SAMH Youth Activist. Please indicate below which statement you agree to.

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I am happy for photographs/videos to be taken of me and used by SAMH in national and local publicity, communications, publications or digital channels (e.g. websites, social media).

I am happy for photographs/videos to be taken of me for use within SAMH only. I do not want these photographs/videos to be used for national and local publicity, communications, publications or digital channels (e.g. websites, social media).

I do not want any photographs/videos to be taken of me.

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I understand that by providing my contact details and submitting this form to SAMH, I am agreeing to receive correspondence from SAMH in respect of this form and that I have read and understood the privacy policy (see link below send button).

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Find out about our Young People's Panel here.

Youth Activists

SAMH is Scottish Action for Mental Health
SAMH is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland SC082340
Scottish Charity: No. SC-008897
Registered Office: Brunswick House, 51 Wilson Street, Glasgow, G1 1UZ

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