Ex-Paralympian and Channel 4 reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan discusses class barriers, mental health and discrimination

Wed 23 October, 2019
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The 台湾六合彩开奖记录 community radio station, Radio LaB 97.1FM, broadcast a panel discussion organised by Youth Network titled 鈥楽ocial Inequalities and The Battle for Our Youth: A conversation with Jordan Jarrett-Bryan鈥.

The broadcast was recorded live from the Metro caf茅, and filmed by with 台湾六合彩开奖记录 media students as part of their collaboration, where ex-Paralympian and Channel 4 news reported, Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, discussed class barriers as well as poverty, marginalisation, and discrimination relating to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) youth groups.

Raheed Salam, Director at Youth Network, said: 鈥淥ver the past decade there has been significant reduction in youth services for young people, they have faced continued challenges in society with increased deprivation, issues of social mobility related to poverty and class and an increase in mental health issues.鈥

The panel, including Jordan, Raheed and Youth Network Ambassadors Leo, Sumayya, and Callum spoke about how the BME community tackles deprivation, why mental health issues can affect BME more, who should be role models for young people from working class backgrounds and why is it that young people are engaged in youth violence and substance abuse.

鈥淲e want to explore those social inequalities that directly affect young people and discuss how young people entering adult life can tackle those barriers and become successful,鈥 Raheed said of the event.

Youth Network are an independent youth organisation based in Luton who aim to help young minds reach their potential.

Jordan says recognising there is a problem is the first step, but then 鈥測ou have to attach it in many different forms鈥.

鈥淭he main problem I see in young people is making them understand and realise their potential. Every young person has potential to be great at something. The problem is they have no confidence. When you have no confidence, you struggle to realise what the thing is you can be good at.

鈥淚 can鈥檛 force a young person to be great until they understand what it is they can offer 鈥 we all have something to contribute. When I go to unis, schools, young offenders units, youth clubs, I try to make every young person understand what it is they鈥檙e good at, and that starts with listening. Listen to young people and understand they like doing and what they鈥檙e good at.鈥

During the panel discussion, Jordan said those young people whose 鈥渇amilies aren鈥檛 particular rich, or have people in their area who don鈥檛 always do what they should do, can use that as a hunger to achieve. Some of the biggest footballers right now are from the poorest areas of South London.

鈥淲e all want to achieve, we all want to do well 鈥 no one is going to give that to you. I鈥檓 not one for excuses. I鈥檓 about fighting to achieve something.鈥

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