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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.
Digital mental health app launches bringing support to 11-17-year-olds
Tellmi has been commissioned by the NHS to offer mental health support and therapy to young people across Reading, Wokingham, and Berkshire West.
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.
Children and Young People Across the UK are Helping to Save the NHS Millions
A new report indicates that accessing support through Tellmi means young people are less reliant on NHS resources.
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.
The Tellmi Autism Study
Tellmi is pleased to announce that we have been funded, by the Government's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) to develop the Tellmi app for autistic children and young people.
A unique collaboration between social enterprise, creative industry and education
In September 2022, Tellmi collaborated with the advertising agency Dentsu to produce their first ever billboard advertising campaign.
Innovative support for young people with eating disorders
Tellmi is working with specialist eating disorders charity First Steps ED to provide early intervention and recovery support for young people aged 11 - 25.
Starting Secondary School
Researchers at University College London and Cardiff University explored the factors that predict what helps, or hinders, successful transitions to secondary school. The findings from the STAR study inspired us to create the Tellmi ‘Starting Secondary School ‘ booklet, which was delivered to every year 7 student in our partner schools.
Independent Evaluation by the Anna Freud Centre finds that using the Tellmi app improves mental health in young people.
A independent evaluation of Tellmi which was conducted by by the Evidence Based Practice Unit in 2022, found statistically significant evidence that using the Tellmi app improves mental health in young people.
The 2021 Ofsted Sexual Abuse Report
After a year of COVID chaos, UK schools were dealt another huge blow. In March 2021 the publication of fourteen thousand testimonies of sexual abuse and harassment on the Everyone’s Invited website triggered an immediate Ofsted investigation.
Innovate UK grant for Tellmi to develop state of the art suicide prevention service for young people
Innovate UK has given Tellmi a grant of £393,823 to integrate machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) into the Tellmi app to create a state of the art suicide prevention solution for children and young people (CYP) aged 11+.
Tellmi at Expo 2020 Dubai
It is an honour to be recognised as one of the leaders of British innovation in the digital mental health sector and we’re really excited to represent the UK at the Expo during the Health and Wellbeing week.