OUR BOYS
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE CAMPAIGN

Impact

We partnered with the NHS and Islington Council to raise awareness of their new Black Men and Mental Health Programme.

Challenge

NHS and Islington Council’s Young Black Men Mental Health Programme is an innovative approach to tackling mental health inequalities. It includes radical solutions designed to reduce the stigma associated with mental health, effect behaviour change and meaningfully engage young black men.

RAW Truth™

Societal truth

Black men are 17x more likely to develop severe mental health problems than any other group.

Human truth

Young men will open up in spaces where they feel safe, respected, and understood.

Brand truth

The NHS and local councils are often seen as part of the "system", perpetuating a cultural disconnect.

Media truth

Important to avoid insitutional messaging in favour of authentic, peer-led storytelling.

Connect the trusted support systems already in your community

Solution

The concept, 'Our Boys', sheds a light on the trusted support systems young men can already find within their community - family, school counsellors, coaches, barbers.

Activation

The 4-minute hero film tells a story of a young Black man struggling to manage his mental health. In the midst of negative societal perceptions, he faces various challenges in his everyday life, cut with conceptual representations of the impact on his mental health.

Turn your RAW Truth™
into real-world impact
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