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Crowdfunder.co.uk launch National #MentalHealthMatters Campaign to raise awareness and funds for UK’s Mental Health Charities and Organisations

Stuart Mitchell

On 1st March, Crowdfunder.co.uk launched a collaborative #MentalHealthMatters campaign to help mental health charities and organisations across the United Kingdom to increase public awareness of the growing mental health crisis caused by the Pandemic. The campaign also aims to raise vital funds to help mental health charities and organisation to continue to deliver their critical services at a time when they are most in demand. If you work for a mental health charity or organisation which would benefit from being part of Crowdfunder’s national campaign, you can create your fundraising…

CareTech Foundation and The Prince’s Trust play their part to #BuildTheFuture for health and social care

Stuart Mitchell

CareTech Foundation has announced a partnership with The Prince’s Trust and its Health and Social Care programmes, aiming to get young people into social care jobs. The Prince’s Trust is working in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Health Education England (HEE), aiming to secure careers for 10,000 young people in the health and social care sector across England.  The programme will support young people into work at a time when youth unemployment is high, and health and social care workers are needed more than…

The Mental Health Coalition Brings Together Leading Mental Health Experts With FACEBOOK and Instagram To Destigmatize Mental Health And Connect People To Resources During Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

The Mental Health Coalition (MHC), founded by designer and social activist Kenneth Cole and launched in May of 2020, announces an innovative collaboration with FACEBOOK. Together with MHC’s 27 coalition members, they are introducing a series of creative experiences designed to engage people on FACEBOOK and Instagram in conversations around emotional wellness.  Social media has been a main form of social connection for many in the wake of COVID-19. Physical isolation has made it difficult, and often impossible, for face-to-face interaction; social platforms such as FACEBOOK and Instagram provide communities…

ILO joins partnership to promote global health

Stuart Mitchell

The ILO has joined the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All  (SDG3 GAP), becoming the 13th signatory agency to the partnership . SDG3 GAP brings together multilateral organizations with expertise in health, development and humanitarian work, to support countries in achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals  (SDGs) by the target date of 2030. Health issues are incorporated into a number of the 17 SGDs, and SDG 3 focuses on Good Health and Wellbeing. Potential areas of cooperation and contribution for the ILO include health financing, social protection,…

Academics join forces with Aardman to tackle mental health crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Leading academics have partnered with Aardman to launch new mental health campaign What’s Up With Everyone? funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Young people struggling with mental health issues arising from challenges such as loneliness, perfectionism and competitiveness, will be supported by a series of new animated films and a companion website. What’s Up With Everyone? is led by Professor of Health Humanities Paul Crawford at the Institute of Mental Health, the University of Nottingham, and supported by the AHRC. This exciting project translates research into accessible content…