Did you know?
1 in 5 children and young people in the UK now have a probable mental health condition, and many continue to experience these problems into adulthood.
Place2Be is the leading children’s mental health charity providing support to children in schools across England, Scotland, and Wales. We believe that every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it.
We work to improve the mental wellbeing of children, families, and school communities. We create safe spaces to allow children and young people to open up about their worries, enabling them to build lifelong coping skills and emotional resilience to deal with life’s challenges and thrive.
What we do:
Place2Be has been working for 30 years to improve attitudes towards mental health, starting within school communities. This work means children grow up feeling more comfortable reaching out.
A 7-year-old supported by Place2Be said “It is the best service, I love it. It helps me calm down especially when I get that nervous feeling in my tummy; it goes away when I talk about it”
We provide lots of different services in schools including:
- One-to-one counselling
- Work with groups about issues like friendships and self-esteem
- Group programmes using art and discussion to explore feelings, identity and relationships
- Training and learning for school staff and families to ensure the whole school community is positively affected
How your support helps:
Your fundraising for Place2Be could help children across England, Scotland and Wales access mental health support whenever they need it.
Here are just some of the many ways your donations make a difference:
- £16 could allow a child to speak to a qualified counsellor about their worries in a lunchtime session.
- £27 funds a Place2Be drop-in counselling session.
- £54 makes it possible for a child struggling with trauma to have a 50-minute one-to-one session with a counsellor.
- £63 funds a specialised parent coaching sessions for a parent and child to have together
How you can support Place2Be:
You are the perfect ambassador for Place2Be as we are a charity for young people just like you!
There are so many ways you can support Place2Be and join our mission to improve young people’s mental health.
Download our handy School Fundraising Pack to start you exciting fundraising journey with Place2Be.
Some of our favourite ideas are -
- Get creative with a bake sale: Showcase your schools best cakes and bakes whilst raising vital funds!
- Organise a school picnic: Enjoy the weather with a bring-and-buy school picnic, decorate your picnic area with Place2Be Bunting
- Host a quiz: Put your knowledge to the test and host a pay-to-play lunchtime quiz using our Place2Be Quiz Pack
- Get moving: Take on an active challenge – you could organise a school wide sports day or hold a competition between classes!
- Dress down day: Pop on your favourite outfit or wear orange and yellow for Place2Be in return for a donation!
Organise an event to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week
Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week es place every February and aims to equip and give a voice to all children and young people in the UK.
Tell us about your fundraising!
Our friendly Community & Events team love hearing about the creative, fundraising ideas you have planned and will be there to support you throughout your fundraiser.
If there is anything you need, please do get in touch at events@place2be.org.uk, we would LOVE to hear from you! 😊
