Suzanne Shaw promotes new young people’s mental health campaign

Suzanne, who made the band in the television show Popstars, is promoting the health awareness initiative set up by Thriving in Bury and members of Bury Youth Cabinet.

As part of it a a children and young people’s mental health service directory has been created.

There has been a rise in the numbers of young people, both locally and nationally, who are dealing with emotional health and wellbeing challenges since the Covid pandemic.

The directory has been developed with children and young people to help them find the best ways to support their emotional health and wellbeing.

On Thursday, members of the Bury Youth Cabinet met with Bury-born actress and singer, Suzanne, who is undertaking a marathon every day until Sunday, May 28, which will promote the campaign.

She helped to promote the new campaign at The Rock.

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Bury-born singer and actress Suzanne Shaw meets members of the Bury Youth Cabinet (Image: Bury Counil)

A new website has been launched designed based on feedback from young people, who wanted it to be easy to use.

It provides useful information and resources about local services, youth groups, emotional concerns and issues, national helplines and digital support.

The Thriving in Bury has distributed a resource pack to schools and is highlighting the help available across social media channels to raise awareness.

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Daniel Lewis, Daisy Howard, and Courtney Finnegan from St Gabriel’s Roman Catholic High School helped to design the platform as part of their work with Bury Youth Cabinet.

In a statement they said: “These new digital mental health resources for children and young people are great as they are easy to access and understand.

“We were really pleased to be asked to co-produce the resources because they are aimed specifically at children and young people, and we were able to offer valuable insight into how best to engage with other people of a similar age.

“We would advise everyone to have a look at the new resources, especially those who would benefit from some emotional help and support.”

The Thriving in Bury for Children and Young People can be accessed at 

In addition to the Children and Young People’s resource, Thriving in Bury resources have been co-produced for parents and carers and professionals, who may also need some advice and guidance.

Further information on all the Thriving in Bury resources can be found here: