Have you experienced mental health challenges or supported someone who has? Mind is inviting young people aged 16–25 to join our Youth Lived Experience Advisory Team (YLEAT) and help make a difference.
The perspectives and experiences of people accessing mental health services play an important role in shaping how those services are designed and delivered.
Mind’s YLEAT brings together young people who want to use their experiences to help improve mental health services and ensure young people’s voices are heard.
Working alongside Mind and One Door Mental Health, YLEAT members provide advice, share perspectives and collaborate on initiatives that influence the way services are developed and delivered.
Whether you’re passionate about peer work, advocacy or co-design, or simply want to share your perspective, joining YLEAT is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful change.
Mind also has dedicated adult lived experience (LEAT) and family lived experience (FLEAT) advisory teams, giving people with lived experience a direct say in how we operate, from strategy through to service delivery.
Who can apply?
We're seeking young people aged 16–25 who:
- have personal lived or living experience of mental health challenges, or experience supporting someone who does.
- have accessed Mind, One Door or another mental health service within the past three years.
- are interested in using their experiences to help shape mental health services and influence the broader mental health system.
- have skills or an interest in peer work, co-design or advocacy.
- can commit to at least seven meetings over a 12-month term.
Applications are particularly encouraged from young people who identify as male, First Nations, living in regional areas or from multicultural backgrounds, to help ensure a diverse range of perspectives are represented.
What is YLEAT?
Members meet online once a month, with additional opportunities to participate in other projects.
It’s also a chance to connect with other young people, develop new skills and contribute to work that can make a real difference to the mental health system.
Importantly, members are paid for their time in accordance with Mind’s Paid Participation Policy.
How to apply
Expressions of interest are now open.
Young people interested in joining can:
- complete the Expression of Interest form.
- contact Lived Experience Service Design Lead Kath Currey at [email protected] to arrange a conversation.
Applications will be reviewed, with applicants contacted about the outcome by the start of December. Successful applicants will complete induction training in January, before attending their first YLEAT meeting in February 2027.