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Consistent support is a better solution
This year, the Tellmi Annual Impact Survey explored how people seek support for their mental health. More than 1,200 Tellmi users responded to the survey and 95% of them told us that they struggled to find support for their mental health.
Tellmi Launches a New Mental Health Innovation for Young People with Diabetes
In response to research that revealed young people with diabetes are not getting the support that they need for their mental health, Tellmi has launched a new specialist diabetes support solution.
New Digital Mental Health Service Launches Across Lewisham
Tellmi has been commissioned to provide digital emotional well-being support for young people in Lewisham. Alongside the support from Tellmi’s ever-growing community, Tellmi will offer free text-based solution focused therapy.
Working with GPs and CAMHS to extend mental support for young people and reduce the burden on the NHS
The unprecedented rise in mental health disorders in young people is putting enormous pressure on NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Tellmi is successfully helping to reduce this burden.
Because you are only ever as happy as your unhappiest child
The escalation in issues around body image and eating difficulties in children and young people has increased stress and anxiety for adults too. Successful early intervention needs to catch the unhelpful thinking that precedes unhealthy behaviours.
Starting Secondary School
To find out more about common concerns around the transition to secondary school, Tellmi talked to Year 7 students at Ansford Academy in Somerset. In this heartwarming little film, Harry, Darcey, Enya, Grace, Mia, Olivia, Noah and Taisy-Lily talk about getting lost, being late, making new friends, and finding themselves at the ‘bottom of the food chain’ again.
New Digital Mental Health Service Launches Across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
The Tellmi mental health service has been commissioned by the NHS Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Integrated Care Board for five years to widen access to local mental health services for anyone aged 11+.
New Digital Mental Health Service Launches Across Kingston
Tellmi has been commissioned by The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames for young people aged 11+. Tellmi’s unique mix of pre-moderated peer support and preemptive counsellor intervention makes it easy for young people to access the appropriate level of support.
Tellmi and NHS Somerset pick up Silver at the HSJ Partnerships Awards 2024
Tellmi is delighted to announce that, alongside NHS Somerset, we have been named runner-up of the Best Mental Health Partnership with the NHS category, in recognition of outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration with the NHS.
East Midlands Digital Health Accelerator innovators announced
Tellmi is one of five successful digital healthcare innovators who will be taking part in the 2024 East Midlands Digital Health Accelerator programme.
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: Better Mental Health
In this interview Dr Kerstyn Comley, co-founder of Tellmi, discusses some of the inspiration and challenges in developing the Tellmi app.
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.