The Official Fixers Twitter account / Helping 16-25 yr olds creatively campaign about issues that matter to them #FixerNation / Email: legacy@fixers.org.uk
Joined November 2011
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Getting serious about #MentalHealth us
Help us share the #experiences and #stories that young people have campaigned on.
Find out more: fixers.org.uk
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Youngpeople #Makingadifference
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“I suffered in silence, not telling anyone about my #mentalhealth for a long time and it got really bad because of it"
A Fixer from #Middlesbourgh shares her story in this short, powerful #film
Read about her campaign here: tinyurl.com/3jtu7z7f
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Find out more about this campaign, and others created by #youngpeople who have used their voice for positive change!
fixers.org.uk
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #YouthVoice #SocialAction #GameChangers #Makingadifference
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A Fixer from #Plymouth, created a campaign to reassure #youngpeople with 'mental health conditions that recovery is possible.
Showing that seeking help can be life-changing
Find out more here: tinyurl.com/bd22awsh
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #FixerNation
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After the #Covid pandemic, Young people felt like they had been left behind, suffering considerable issues involving education, employment, mental health, domestic abuse, health and more.
"Opening Up" acknowledges how young people are feeling today
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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A young woman from #Birmingham who has struggled with depression and anxiety since the age of five made a film with @FixersUK showing that your mental health doesn’t have to define who you are
Read more about the campaign here: fixers.org.uk/news/15495-112…
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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A teenager from #Falkirk made a film with @FixersUK showing how her mental illness makes her feel like she is trapped 'inside a bubble' that's invisible to the outside world.
Read more about the campaign here: tinyurl.com/2p844hu2
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #Youthvoice
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Kick starting our week-long celebration of @FixersUK Campaigns created to raise awareness of #MentalHealth across the UK.
This poster was created by a young person in #Dudley
Are you okay?
Are you REALLY okay?
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #YouthVoice #FixerNation
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Everyone involved with @FixersUK is incredibly sad to hear the news today that @bycLIVE is to close after 75 years.
So many #youngpeople who've been involved with the Fixers movement, have been impacted by their local and national campaigns.
byc.org.uk/news/2024/british…
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If you or a young person you know is struggling self-harm, this is our advice on how to cope and where to find help. youngminds.org.uk/young-pers…
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A Fixer from #Ullapool, whose ambition was to work on an #oilrig - created this poster #campaign to inspire more girls to have confidence in themselves and to strive to achieve whatever they want.
#ThinkIt
#DreamIt
#DoIt
#Empowerment
fixers.org.uk/news/7750-1120…
#PowerOfYouth
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A Fixer from #Ullapool, whose ambition was to work on an #oilrig - created this poster #campaign to inspire more girls to have confidence in themselves and to strive to achieve whatever they want.
#ThinkIt
#DreamIt
#DoIt
#Empowerment
fixers.org.uk/news/7750-1120…
#PowerOfYouth
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A Fixer from #Ullapool, whose ambition was to work on an #oilrig - created this poster #campaign to inspire more girls to have confidence in themselves and to strive to achieve whatever they want.
#ThinkIt
#DreamIt
#DoIt
#Empowerment
fixers.org.uk/news/7750-1120…
#PowerOfYouth
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A Fixer from #Ullapool, whose ambition was to work on an #oilrig - created this poster #campaign to inspire more girls to have confidence in themselves and to strive to achieve whatever they want.
#ThinkIt
#DreamIt
#DoIt
#Empowerment
fixers.org.uk/news/7750-1120…
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A Fixer from #Ullapool, whose ambition was to work on an #oilrig - created this poster #campaign to inspire more girls to have confidence in themselves and to strive to achieve whatever they want.
#ThinkIt
#DreamIt
#DoIt
#Empowerment
fixers.org.uk/news/7750-1120…
#PowerOfYouth
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#Throwback to when @FixersUK brought together over 140 young people from across the #UK to talk about #MentalHealth and how they felt in school, work and at home.
Watch the event below, and then #read the #report here: fixers.org.uk/UserFiles/File…
What are your memories of the day?
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A #university #student who struggled with her #mentalhealth encouraged others to look out for vulnerable people on campus
According to the #NUS over 97% of students have experienced some kind of mental distress during their studies
Read more here: fixers.org.uk/news/17986-112…
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Back in 2019, A group of #youngpeople with #learningdifficulties created a short film to help with their transition to college
The group involved hope the video will allow people to see past their disability and treat them with respect.
fixers.org.uk/news/18194-112…
#PowerofYouth
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Is it worth saying that it’s ten years since I worked with @FixersUK on #endthewait for the #waitingtimes campaign film. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4WakHB…
We are still waiting
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Watch Fixer Naomi, talk about why she joined the Fixers Movement, & decided to go on a journey becoming one of the celebrated youth activists
Over 23500 young people experienced the power of having their voices heard through Fixers
Find out more: fixers.org.uk
#Voice
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