About this episode
Paddy Crump has had OCD and anxiety since his early teens. Instead of keeping it quiet, he wrote an open letter to Downing Street.
That letter — demanding a dedicated mental health minister — was the kind of move that gets attention. Paddy works with YoungMinds and Mind, pushes for policy reform, and uses his lived experience as the foundation for everything he does. He's a young campaigner doing something most people twice his age haven't attempted.
This episode covers what's missing in UK mental health policy, how lived experience changes the advocacy conversation, and why Paddy believes a dedicated minister is the only route to meaningful reform.
About Paddy Crump
Paddy Crump is a mental health campaigner and youth advocate who has lived with OCD and anxiety since his early teens. He works with YoungMinds and Mind, leads campaigns for mental health policy reform, and co-authored an open letter to Downing Street calling for a dedicated mental health minister.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/paddy-crump-46b4a3257 · Instagram: @paddy.crump
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