Join us for a Festival of Learning: Leeds Meet-Up Hear from guest speakers, meet new connections and create opportunities for communities to speak up and be heard. If you have a Festival of Learning ticket RSVP for free, or book a low-cost place. #SDMFOL sounddelivery.org.uk/festival-of-le…

Join us at the Festival of Learning: Leeds Meet-Up on 23rd Sept! Connect with charity staff, leaders with lived experience, and media professionals. sounddelivery.org.uk/festival-of-le…

Please spead the word about this fantastic event next month!

In our #SDMFOL panel on Solving the Crisis Facing Children and Young People, Emma Pears (she/her) from the #SDMNetwork explains why so many children with mental health disorders are not being supported. Watch the full discussion: youtu.be/HOHa_G0lOuQ?fe…

As Emma Pears (she/her) highlights, emotionally-based school avoidance is a growing problem in the UK impacting young’s mental health and education. In Children & Young People Now, Amrit Virdi explains how we may “edging towards a school absence epidemic” cypnow.co.uk/news/article/l…

For those of you based in the North of England, I'm helping to organise this event in Leeds later in the month with Sounddelivery Media Any questions, please let me know and hopefully I'll see some familiar faces there! 👇Book your place here 👇 sounddelivery.org.uk/festival-of-le…

🎉 1 Week to Go until our North of England Meet-up! Are you working in the charity sector and looking to harness the insights of leaders with lived experience? Join us on Monday, 23rd September in Leeds for new connections, ideas & inspiration sounddelivery.org.uk/festival-of-le…

Emma Pears (she/her) Anna Hall redeyefeenix Rachael Mole Debs YAV York Travellers Trust That's a wrap on a great day at #SDMFOL North of England Meet-Up! It’s been fantastic to share insights and connect with so many passionate people from across the North, all working to amplify lived experience. Looking forward to continuing these important conversations.

Such a great Meet-Up in Leeds today with Sounddelivery Media! Thanks to everyone who came

If you're at the Labour Conference this week pop along to 'A Mile in My Shoes' to try on my hiking boots and listen to my story and the challenges rural families face #LabConf24 Sounddelivery Media Health Equals The Labour Party #LabourConference #SDMNetwork #Lab24

Those are my walking boots on the bottom shelf! If you're at #LabourConference24 then pop along to 'A Mile in My Shoes' to hear the story of how SELFA Charity came to be! Empathy Museum Health Equals Sounddelivery Media #LPC24 #MakeHealthEqual

So wonderful to be involved in this initiative by sharing my story (and my walking boots!) to tell the story of SELFA Charity and the challenges children and families in rural communities face #LPC24

philippa budgen Beats Bus Records redeyefeenix Maggie Gordon-Walker Mothers Uncovered ®️ Siobhan Down Unchained Poetry Johanna_FIH @EllieHatto SoulPurpose360 CIC NINE LIVES MEDIA Jo Meek Audio Always Sana Ali Channel 4 To close our 2024 Network Residential, we asked the #SDMNetwork to share their collective vision. So many exciting ideas centred around future collaborations and amplifying each other's voices. We can't wait to see what’s next!

Leading with Humility - listen to Emma Pears (she/her) on the The Rank Foundation podcast discussing how her upbringing shaped her as a leader, and what leadership means at @selfa_charity Emma is part of our #SDMNetwork youtube.com/watch?v=Y4QXFv…

I wrote a blog for The Cares Family website about how my experience of their Multiplier programme led me to approaching Tamarack Institute and Alex Smith who supported me in applying for (and winning!) the The Rank Foundation Memorial Award thecaresfamily.org.uk/blog/ill-alway…

Listen to Emma Pears (she/her) from our #SDMNetwork share her #AMileInMyShoes talking to you about children and families in rural communities getting the access they need to vital services. 🎧 👟

🌟Emma Pears (she/her), founder of SELFA Charity, has been recognised for her incredible work supporting vulnerable children in North Yorkshire. Working w/ community leaders & local institutions, SELFA creates safe spaces for young people: bigissue.com/news/activism/…

@selfa_emma is Founder & CEO of SELFA Charity based in North Yorkshire, which supports over 500 children & young people every year. Emma campaigns for better access to mental health services for children & families in rural communities. Find out more: selfa.org.uk

🎙️Emma Pears (she/her) from our #SDMNetwork appeared on BBC Radio Leeds this morning to talk about #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek. Speaking to Rima, Emma discussed the vital work of her charity SELFA Charity who support children & families in North Yorkshire. Listen below:

🚀We’re looking for 14 new leaders who will be united in using their lived experience to create a positive change in & for their communities. Find out more, & apply to our 2025 Spokesperson Leadership programme. Applications close 21 March: sounddelivery.org.uk/spokesperson-n… Emma Pears (she/her)