Australian mental health charity headspace has launched an ad campaign to support LGBTI young people.

Eye-catching posters and postcards reading ‘Charlie vs The Big Secret’ call on young people who feel they have to keep their sexuality a secret to contact headspace.

Headspace chief executive Chris Tanti said:

‘The pressure to fit in and be accepted often means holding onto a big secret and this may lead to mental health problems like anxiety and stress.

‘We want young people to know that if they’re having issues with friends, family, work or school because of homophobia or transphobia, they don’t have to go through it alone.’

The concept behind the ad was developed through consultations with Australian youth.

The campaign is part of a series of ‘fight posters’ including Daniel vs The Black Cloud that aim to show people suffering mental ill-health that headspace is ‘in their corner’.

Headspace is Australia’s national youth mental health foundation. There are 40 headspace centers across the country where young people can get help from professional counsellors.