THREE businesswomen are urging parents to get involved in a new campaign.

Daisy Cresswell, Tayler Cresswell and Jane Keating run Brighton video production company Make (Good) Trouble.

Their campiagn, Brighton5, will bring teenagers together to create and produce video content for schools and colleges.

The women are looking for parents who sometimes find it difficult to communicate with their daughters and want to make a change, and share experiences with other like-minded parents.

By getting involved, parents and carers will be helping the Brighton5 project move forward to improve the lives of teenage girls.

Brighton5 founder Daisy said: “We are totally committed to creating a great big positive space for Brighton’s teens to create, build, learn and feel safe in.

“One where they have a voice and a say in what happens.

“This isn’t our company, it’s theirs.

“Brighton5 needs proactive parents to get involved to encourage conversations between generations, especially between parents and teenagers, so together they can make good trouble.”

Youngsters will learn skills in production, animation and music, working in teams and building relationships.

They will work with expert mentors to gain a positive understanding of issues that affect their mental health, such as device addiction and negative body image, which can sometimes result in self-harm.

The impetus for the trio was seeming disconnect between parents and their teens – the social media generation.

Mental health problems and self-harm are on the increase, particularly in teenage girls, with research showing that one in four girls suffer from depression before they hit 14.

Make Good Trouble productions wants to turn the problem on its head and make tech positive and dynamic.

They want teenagers to tackle the issues early before problems with mental health arise.

Brighton5 currently has a TV show in development which will showcase the teens’ journeys, plus a radio show and podcast, to be broadcast with media partner RadioReverb,

They are working with Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, secondary schools and Sussex Police.

Sharon Collett, principal of the Greater Brighton Metropolitan College, said: “GBMet is honoured to work in partnership with Brighton5.

“There is complete synergy in our values and a real understanding that together we can positively impact on the wellbeing of the young people in our care.

“We are so excited to be part of an innovative approach and with the passion and enthusiasm of Daisy and Tayler driving us forward we are confident that we can make a difference.”

Parents who are interested in this project can get involved by visiting the Brighton5 website at www.brighton5.com.