Breaking Barriers for youth mental health at Orkney Arts Theatre

Young people and mental health will be the focus of a youth arts performance event at the Orkney Theatre tonight,  Saturday.

Breaking Barriers will feature music, inspirational readings, poetry, film and dance performances from local young people and community groups and organisations, giving them the opportunity to showcase their many talents.

The audience will also be given an opportunity to put questions about mental health to a panel of representatives from YPeople, Women’s Aid, Relationships Scotland and the Blide Trust.

All proceeds will go to the YoungMinds charity, which focuses on mental health in young people

The event has been put together by staff and young people from the Orkney Youth Café, who have also produced a short film, which will be shown as part of the performance.

The charity event, which will be compered by Jack Norquay and Gwenda Shearer, begins at 7.30pm.