Every year, Tellmi conducts an impact survey that provides insights into who uses Tellmi and why. Our latest impact report (N=1035)  highlights how Tellmi’s digital premoderated peer-to-peer support model has become an entry point to support for so many young people. By reducing barriers to support, Tellmi is engaging young people who would not otherwise get the help that they need. 

Companies that prioritise profit are embracing AI moderation because it is cheap and fast. Tellmi prioritises safeguarding, so we use human pre-moderation to facilitate safe digital peer-to-peer support for children aged 11+.

Tellmi is not social media and will not be affected by the proposed ban that has been announced. The Tellmi app is anonymous, age-banded and 100% premoderated by humans to protect young people from bullying, discrimination or grooming, while strict safeguarding protocols ensure that personal information cannot be shared.

Analysis of Tellmi user data, conducted by the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge, has highlighted the alarmingly high rates of suicidal thoughts among autistic young people. 

In a deeply moving interview, Tellmi co-founder, Suzi Godson talks to Haneefa. During their conversation, Haneefa shares her powerful journey of overcoming years of childhood sexual abuse, navigating cultural silence, and the profound, ongoing process of discovering who she is outside of survival mode.

Tellmi Intern Max reflects on his time working within the mental health sector. While his experience deepened his awareness of the mental health crisis in the UK, his time at Tellmi has been an overwhelmingly positive experience, characterised by significant personal and professional growth.

The Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism published its interim report on 31 March 2026. The review, chaired by Professor Peter Fonagy, looked at rising demand for mental health, ADHD and Autism services and what is driving it.

Tellmi’s anonymous and pre-moderated digital peer support app allows young people to join a safe and supportive online community without being exposed to social media’s potential harms. Unlike social media, we are a digital platform that puts the wellbeing and safety of our users first.

“The start of a new job is a universal tightrope walk. Will people like me? Will I like the work? I’ve always known my anxiety is usually just excitement wearing a mask, but standing around the corner from the Tellmi office at 8:30 AM on my first day, my mind felt like a washing machine on a high-speed spin cycle.”

When Tellmi is commissioned in an area, delivering workshops in schools is a core part of our engagement strategy. We know that for teachers and pastoral support teams, managing student anxiety is a complex task. That’s why we were particularly interested in an article by psychologist Lucy Foulkes and clinical psychologist Dr Jennifer.

Tellmi is expanding access to its services across Barry and surrounding areas. The new programme will provide free mental health support to adults and children from the age of 11, offering access to Tellmi’s digital peer support community, professional moderation, and a wide range of wellbeing resources.

With nearly a million young people across the country not in employment, education or training, Trainmi, Tellmi's innovative digital mental health training programme, is giving them the opportunity to develop uniquely human and transferable skills of empathy, creativity and emotional intelligence.

For Children’s Mental Health Week 2026, Tellmi launched a campaign focused on empowering young people to navigate the digital world safely and confidently.

Tellmi’s “What is Good?” campaign for Anti-Bullying Week invited young people to explore what kindness, empathy, and positive change mean to them - reinforcing the message that everybody has the capacity to make a difference. 

An evaluation, conducted by the York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC) and published in BMJ Paediatrics, estimates that using Tellmi’s early help digital solution leads to an annual cost saving to the NHS of £214 per person.

Tellmi has launched an inclusive and accessible fully-funded digital mental health training programme which is designed to boost confidence and provide new skills for those aged 16-34 facing barriers to education, employment or training.

Tellmi has launched an innovative digital mental health support solution that will help the 1.35m people in the UK who are currently economically inactive due to mental ill health to gain and retain employment. 

Tellmi is proud to have contributed to First Steps ED's new autumn campaign, "Scroll Safe," which focuses on the impact that online content can have on young people's mental health and body image.

The Whole School Approach to mental health involves the entire school community – students, staff, parents, Tellmi and the wider community – working together to promote and support positive mental wellbeing.

The future of youth mental health lies in scalable, peer-led, tech-enabled support networks; solutions that are not only cost-effective but also deeply human.