In 2025, Leeds Mind partnered with RJC Dance to deliver a series of wellbeing workshops to our young dance members as part of our Shahck Out Speak Out Project. These workshops provided a space to explore and discuss mental health, share experiences and learn tools to support wellbeing.
Alice is one of the young dance members at RJC Dance. Here she shares her story – from her experience with mental health challenges at a young age to the way she has seen and experienced stigma amongst her peers. Alice found a safe space to talk about mental health in the workshops Leeds Mind ran through Shahck Out Speak Out, learning that she wasn’t alone in her experience and that by reaching out to the support network around you can be a great way to take care of your wellbeing.
You can read Alice’s story on the Leeds Mind website by clicking here, and watch the short film below to learn more about Shahck Out Speak Out, RJC Dance and the ways that community groups, projects and workshops take action to help with our mental health.
This video and story are shared as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026. The theme for this year is ‘Taking Action’, exploring all the ways that we can act to support the mental wellbeing of ourselves and others in our communities.
Leeds Mind is the local, independent mental health charity for Leeds and West Yorkshire, providing a range of mental health support to our community.
Video production/editing and foreword by Leeds Mind. Shahck Out Speak Out project in collaboration with provided by Youth in Mind service.
