Crossley Scott Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge

In support of the fantastic work of Invictus Wellbeing, the Crossley Scott team are taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge! On 18th April 2024, Jack, Matty, Jordan, Stefan, Harry, Ryan and Matt will be hiking the 24-miles (38.6km) with a 1585m (5200ft) ascent over the peaks of Pen-y-Ghent (694 metres), Whernside (736 metres) and Ingleborough (723 metres)! The target time is 12 hours!

Invictus Wellbeing deliver projects and services across West Yorkshire to children and young people aged 5-25; aimed at improving and supporting their mental health & emotional wellbeing.

Why our cause is so important...
The picture of children and young people's mental health was the worst it had ever been according to a report by YoungMinds in 2019. 

Now with the impact of coronavirus, 83% of young people have said their mental health has made their symptoms worse. This combined with the fact that face to face support has practically been suspended for over a year, as an article from The Guardian coins it, a teenage mental health crisis is brewing.
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• The average waiting time for CAMHS mental health support pre Covid was 94 days.
• Only one in four children with a diagnosable mental health problem are accessing appropriate treatment.
• 66% of parent/guardians with a child with mental health problems have reported that waiting times for support was concerning and 49% of parents said that agencies they were referred to didn't believe what they were saying.
• Of young people who were accessing mental health support in the three months leading up to lockdown, nearly one-third were no longer able to access that support but still needed it; while 40% were struggling with their mental health but had not looked for support due to not wanting to burden services, not having privacy at home or feeling ashamed.