Blogs, News & Research
Why outreach is a crucial aspect of providing mental health support for young people
Tellmi believes that the only way to deliver wraparound mental health support at scale is to work collaboratively with young people and the organisations that support them.
Young people can’t change their past, but they can change their future.
Why did Tellmi take a solution-focused approach to therapeutic intervention? We consider the benefits and effectiveness of Tellmi's new SFT service.
Teenage social anxiety: What’s normal?
Parenting a teenager can be tough at the best of times, but parenting a socially anxious teenager can be torturous. It can be incredibly difficult for parents to know how to support a child who feels that they don’t fit in.
WonderWhat meets Tellmi
Tellmi and Creative Careers web app WonderWhat are excited to announce a new partnership to support young people as they consider a creative career.
How the Tellmi web app can be used to benefit PSHE lessons
To support schools, Tellmi has created a resource that guides staff on how the Tellmi web app can support their PSHE lessons.
Ensuring the safety of our community
The safety and wellbeing of young people is at the heart of what we do. Through this first hand account of one young person who uses Tellmi we look at how safeguarding is central to the way Tellmi works.
Tellmi is connecting young people in rural areas to effective mental health support
Rural isolation exacerbates mental health issues, but it is a barrier to mental health support for children and young people.
The Benefits of Investing in Youth Mental Health - Tellmi Sponsorship
One in five young people now has a mental health problem, but the NHS is struggling to manage surging caseloads. We believe that young people deserve better, faster, access to support, so we’ve launched Tellmi Sponsorship.
Tellmi Supports Young People Facing Mental Health Inequalities in Greenwich
Tellmi has successfully helped to provide access to mental health support for those at risk of health inequalities in the London Borough Of Greenwich.
Research Shows That Tellmi is a Lifeline for Autistic Young People
Every year, Tellmi conducts an annual Tellmi Impact and Outcomes Survey. In 2022, 17% of the young people who responded were autistic. Since only 1.8% of young people in the population are autistic, we realised that this offered us a unique opportunity to do some research.
How Digital Peer Support Can Be Harnessed to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Research has highlighted the various benefits that peer support can offer to provide young people with the practical tools and space to discuss their mental health and improve their quality of life.
School Sports Week - How exercise can improve your mental health
Encouraging involvement in school sports can help to address many of the common challenges that young people talk about with their peers on the Tellmi app.
Evaluation Highlights Tellmi’s Benefit to Stretched School Mental Health Services
In November 2022, Tellmi was commissioned by NHS Somerset to provide mental health support to young people.
Tellmi showcases significant savings to the NHS.
The bill for young people’s mental health across the UK is a startling £118 billion per year. New research into Tellmi, showcases significant savings to the NHS.
Mental Health Awareness Week
This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week was centred around the theme of ‘Anxiety’ and aimed to highlight the impact that anxiety can have on individuals and society as a whole.
Tellmi Podcast - Bella’s Story
In this month's episode, Suzi speaks to Bella about her experience. Bella always had the feeling that she was different at school, but could never understand why.
From A-levels to Intern
I am currently taking a gap year where I have chosen to work for an organisation that has an impact on young people's lives. Tellmi is an amazing anonymous app for young people who are suffering with Mental health and I highly recommend it.
Supporting Autistic Young People with Mental Health Conditions
Rates of mental health problems among the 700,000 children and young people in the UK who have been diagnosed with autism are extremely high.
Debt Awareness Week - Investing in Young People
Tellmi provides young people with a safe space to talk about financial concerns and get support and advice from other young people who have dealt with the same issues.
New Tellmi Podcast by and for young people
In the new Tellmi podcast, each month we interview a young person who has been impacted by mental health issues, and discuss their journey to recovery.