Tag: YoungMinds

M&S Announces 2026 Big Fun-Raiser for Mental Health Charity YoungMinds

Stuart Mitchell

M&S today announces the return of its Big Fun-raiser for YoungMinds. The event brings colleagues and customers together across the UK to raise vital funds and awareness for young people’s mental health.  Running from 4-13 June 2026, the Big Fun-raiser will see colleagues across M&S stores and support centres take part in a nationwide programme of fundraising activity.  At the heart of this year’s Big Fun-raiser is a Land’s End to John O’Groats cycle challenge, where a team of 18 M&S colleagues will cycle the length of the UK over…

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Britons united on mental health, but politics lags behind, polling finds

Stuart Mitchell

Britons are far more united on mental health than the political debate suggests, according to polling published today by the Wellcome Trust and More in Common. The findings form the backdrop to the launch of Head On, a new campaign backed by more than 20 organisations, public figures, including Alastair Campbell, and people with lived experience, calling on political leaders to turn that public consensus into action. The message is clear: on one of the country’s biggest health challenges, the public is ahead of Westminster and three quarters of Britons…

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M&S To Raise Further £1.5m For YoungMinds Mental Health Services

Stuart Mitchell

This Children’s Mental Health Week, M&S and YoungMinds announce a major milestone in their partnership to support young people’s mental health. Having originally pledged to raise £5 million over three years, the partners have surpassed expectations – raising an incredible £5.5 million in just two years, a full year ahead of schedule. Building on this momentum and the incredible support of M&S customers and colleagues, the partnership is now setting a new ambition: to raise a further £1.5 million over the next year.   This could fund YoungMinds’ services and…

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New Research Reveals Parents Are Key To Young Peoples’ Mental Health But Many Feel Unprepared

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of Hello Yellow Day on 10th October, new research commissioned by M&S and YoungMinds, the leading mental health charity for young people, reveals a concerning gap between young people’s needs and parents’ confidence in supporting them. 38% of young people say they feel most comfortable turning to a parent or carer when struggling with their mental health. Yet, 35% of parents say that the worry they’ll make things worse by talking about it makes it difficult to have the conversation, and 30% have avoided conversations altogether because they’re unsure…

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M&S Launches Young Designer Competition With Youngminds To Support Young People’s Mental Health

Stuart Mitchell

M&S and YoungMinds have announced a competition for young people to create a winning design for this year’s M&S and YoungMinds Hello Yellow kidswear collection. Hello Yellow marks World Mental Health Day on 10th October. Every year for Hello Yellow, YoungMinds calls on teachers, pupils, parents and colleagues to wear yellow on the day, to show young people that they are not alone with their mental health. Spearheaded by M&S x YoungMinds Partnership Ambassador and mum Rochelle Humes, this Children’s Mental Health Week, the competition invites young people across the UK…

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