The Ampersand Project

About this Organization

The Ampersand Project is an Edinburgh-based non-profit social enterprise working on a local, national, and international level to improve the mental wellbeing of young adults, with a specific focus on university and college students. We are the first generation to be told we should talk about our mental health. But the systems don’t connect. Policy’s impact often isn’t felt, students aren’t aware of the support they can access, and people don’t know where to signpost friends who ask for help. Resources & service users. Students & universities. Policy & young adults. Something needs to make the connection. We work with an incredibly diverse community – young people of all backgrounds, genders, races, and sexualities. Creatives, students, governments, educational institutions, and other third sector organisations. We aim to connect these disparate groups and spaces; to leverage our platform in order to affect change and help real voices be heard by those working on mental health policies and research; to combine research and academic knowledge with day-to-day experiences from our community; to connect research and real life.