Category: Charity Partnerships

In this blog, our Chief Executive Brian Dow explains how Mental Health UK will help build good mental health and unlock the nation’s potential, in the face of ever-growing and increasingly complex threats to our wellbeing.

PREM Rugby and Mental Health UK are proud to announce a bold two-year national charity partnership. Bringing together one of the world’s most competitive sports leagues and one of the UK’s leading mental health charities, the partnership aims to tackle the root causes of poor mental health, raise vital funds, and use the power of rugby to create meaningful connections and conversations across the country.  

While it’s not often at the top of the list when it comes to practicing self-care for our mental health, there is a surprising link between creativity and mental health. Whether you’re used to being creative or it’s not part of your day to day, engaging your creativity can bring huge benefits to your mental wellbeing. In this blog, we explore some of the ways creativity can improve our mental wellbeing, along with some ideas for how to add creativity into your life.

Mobico Group, a leading international transport operator, launched the ‘Be Well’ campaign in February, alongside Mental Health UK as campaign partner. This exciting new initiative will prioritise provision of a supportive and open workplace, with wellbeing at its core, whilst helping people feel better, stronger, and more positive.

In a groundbreaking collaboration with our corporate partner, Ordnance Survey, we’ve developed a cutting-edge interactive map showcasing the transformative impact of our Young People’s programmes across the United Kingdom.

Red Run, a mission-driven activewear brand, formed a partnership with Mental Health UK earlier this year. Creative Director and Co-Founder, Megan Kimmance, shared with us the inspiration and hopes for the brand. Through initiatives like their Founders’ Club collection and partnership with Mental Health UK, Red Run demonstrate how they’ve weaved purpose and commitment to mental health into their brand.

There is a strong link between mental health and money worries. Almost one in five (18%) people with mental health problems are in problem debt. People experiencing mental health problems are three and a half times more likely to be in problem debt than people without mental health problems (5%). Enter the Mental Health & Money Advice service — the first UK-wide service to combine support for both mental health and financial problems.

Mental Health UK are delighted to be partnering with ITN Business as part of their programme looking at the “Future of Work”. The programme showcases how professionals can stay ahead of the curve and adapt to the latest developments across the employment field.

Dune London has been a valued partner of Mental Health UK since 2022. Since our partnership, the organisation has made strives to promote better wellbeing across their organisation, from their offices to their shop floors. Dune tells exactly what steps they’ve been taking to ensure good mental health is a priority.

Men are statistically less likely to talk about mental health. Initiatives such as Bank of America’s ‘walk and talk’ group are aiming to change this. We caught up with a colleague from the bank, Keith, about his experience participating in a recent walk, and how this has positively impacted his wellbeing and supported him to open up more.

Our partner Cult Beauty has been supporting our charity for over a year now, and we caught up with them this Black History Month to hear more about the difference they’ve made so far, their interest in supporting people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic communities and what they hope to achieve in the future together in partnership.

Colleagues from our partner at Dune London have been raising funds for Mental Health UK in a unique and exhilarating way, by skydiving. We caught up with some of the skydivers to hear how their experience went, from gathering donations to how it felt moments before the big event itself.

Thanks to our ongoing partnership with Bank of America, we are delivering a new service called Into Work in London, Kent and North Wales, supporting people to make positive change and enter employment.

A new report highlights how our new model of community-based support for people living with mental illness has better met their non-clinical needs and improved engagement in and maintenance of positive health behaviours.

Colleagues at Bank of America in Chester have formed a new walking and talking group to help men to open up about their mental health. With 40% of men estimated to not talk about their mental health with another person, the group is pioneering the way for encouraging more conversations and raising money for Mental Health UK whilst doing so.