It's Children's Mental Health Week and to mark it, Dr. Radha Modgil will be talking to three wonderful guests all about children, young people and social prescribing.

Our first guest this week is Brad Gudger. He is the founder and Director of Alike, a game-changing charity created to combat loneliness and isolation caused by cancer. Alongside his work with Alike, Brad is an NHS Youth Expert Advisor and a member of the NHS Children and Young People’s Transformation Board. Brad is also Vice-chair of NASP. 

Radha is also joined by Dawn Mitchell, who works at StreetGames. StreetGames harnesses the power of sport to create positive change in the lives of young people from underserved communities across the UK. StreetGames' work helps to make young people and their communities healthier, safer and more successful. 

Dawn has been working with StreetGames for over 10 years, most recently on the national pilot of social prescribing for children and young people which has highlighted the potential for social prescribing to positively impact on all aspects of a young person’s health and wellbeing. 

Thirdly, we are delighted to invite Rachael, a YoungMinds Activist to talk with Radha about her experiences. YoungMinds is the the UK’s leading charity fighting for children and young people's mental health.