it is reflecting - a growing need to have mental health support. there is also fairly acute need where the higher. level services don t have capacity to provide the support. with just over 50 miles to go before reaching the finish line in dalby forest on saturday, amelia has already come a long way. as the fighting continues in ukraine, the battle to save lives on the ground is intensifying. the world health organization says there ve been 64 attacks on the country s healthcare system. it s left doctors and surgeons operating under appalling conditions and with little equipment. but now, two consultants from bristol are trying to help by sending life saving supplies to the country. laura jones reports. the ruins of ukraine s second city. fighting here in khark has been as bad as it gets, unlike elsewhere in ukraine, many of its schools in the
amelia has already had debilitating anxiety for a decade. her family tried for years to get her help, but were turned away from child mental health services despite a diagnosis of depression. if you go to the doctors and ask for help, you are passed on to somewhere else, and then you are told, well, especially for me, no, you are not hurting yourself you are not ill enough to have the help, and you -et turned away a-ain. they started riding with amelia to help build her esteem, and then the youth charity sidewalk stepped in, a service increasingly in demand, an in school mentor. part of me feels a sadness that a young person needs to ride 600 miles - to raise awareness for funds and a service that is so essential.
services for young people. amelia took up mountain biking to help with her own mental health struggles. she began the challenge last month and will complete her epic ride this weekend in dalby forest, as carla fowler from look north reports. 548 miles and counting. amelia bradbury is well on her way to completing a gruelling mission to cycle 600 miles in 50 days. the year 11 student from scarborough is raising funds for local charities providing young people with mental health services. and she is riding to draw attention to the huge need for them. it has been hard physically, but it has helped me a lot mentally, just doing the miles and knowing what you are doing it for. to raise awareness for people with mental health problems, to know that there is early intervention, help out there which they can get. it can be a struggle to find it, but it does come. although just 16,