Sophia Kaur Badhan

Sophia Kaur Badhan FRSA BCAh is a Youth Involvement Officer at the University of Birmingham, where she works on the EU-funded YOUTHreach project, supporting research and practice to improve mental health outcomes for young people across Europe. As an award-winning youth mental health activist, speaker and lived experience consultant, she helps organisations, policymakers and institutions better understand young people’s realities and ensure their experiences shape the decisions made about them. Sophia’s work sits at the intersection of youth participation, public policy, mental health and systems change, with a focus on embedding youth voice in decision-making and ensuring lived experience informs research, policy and practice. A graduate in European Politics and German, Sophia has built a strong track record in youth participation, public policy and social impact. She has served as a National Youth Collaborator for the UK Government’s National Youth Strategy and is a Salzburg Global F