YouthSpeak Charity

Personal stories are shared in assemblies by youth employed to voice a strong message of respect, hope and tolerance and to lead workshops that help build character, self-esteem and resilience. We also provide parent and teacher groups and Keynotes for conferences. YouthSpeak was founded in 2003 by Una Wright and inspired by personal experience within her own family. Una has lost two children Gavin who died on his nineteenth birthday in a weather-related car accident. He was one of the first youth speakers for YouthSpeak. Ten years later, Kyle who struggled with bipolar for many years took his own life at age 31. The most recent loss of her second son has been a very raw and real reminder about the importance of the work of YouthSpeak. Everyone knows someone who has dealt with a mental health issue at some point in their lives giving that person hope can actually save a life. YouthSpeak has reached over 130,000 students, parents, teachers and has become the go-to youth voice...