Annual Report 2025 to 2026Our Annual Report 2025 to 2026 shows how people sharing their experiences of health and social care in Leeds made a real difference this year. From mental health crisis services to neighbourhood health, read how your voice shaped services across Leeds and West Yorkshire.Back to reports…The importance of independent voicePublished 03 July 2026 Written by the … Read More
Tips for young peoples mental health support
11 top tips for children and young people’s mental health servicesToo many young people in Leeds face barriers when accessing mental health support. In 2025, Youthwatch Leeds launched Time2Talk, a project where they visited local drop-in services, including The Children’s Society’s Time for Young People, to explore what helps and what prevents young people from getting the support they need.Back … Read More
Well Wave Youth Sexual Wellness Service Social Media Report
Well Wave social media reportUnderstanding what young people want from sexual health services online – insight for Well Wave.Back to reports…Listening to young people: Improving Well Wave’s social media for sexual health support in LeedsPublished 06 June 2025 Written by Katie Joenn If you would like the report in another format, please contact us on 0113 898 0035 or email … Read More
Annual report 2022-23
Annual Report 2022 to 2023″In last year’s report, I used the word ‘listening’ as the key to what Healthwatch Leeds does. This has continued over the past year but in reading this annual report I want to draw attention to the way in which Healthwatch has worked together with such a wide variety of other people and organisations.” Dr John … Read More
Young women’s mental health event
How to improve young women’s mental health EventOn 5th March 2020, 12 of our brilliant YouthWatch volunteers chaired and facilitated table discussions at this event. Before the event, they had worked with Leeds City Council colleagues to plan and share their ideas for how it would run. It was attended by around 120 people, of whom 51 were young people. … Read More
Emotional Wellbeing in Schools: Feedback about the MindMate Champions Programme
Emotional Wellbeing in Schools: Feedback about the MindMate Champions Programme – November 2018
Planned, carried out and reported with the help YouthWatch volunteers, this project looks at what school staff and students thought about the MindMate Champions programme, a programme designed to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people in schools.
Future in Mind
This is a report by YouthWatch Leeds This report looks at overall experiences of services, focus on the changes made as a result of the Future in Mind