Category: Fundraising

How fundraising helped me to feel understood and connected
19th August 2024
We’ve often heard the phrase ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’ but who exactly do we reach out to? Sometimes it can feel easier connecting with people who don’t know us than it does with our own friends and family. Kiran recently participated in our fundraising event GLOW, a 20km night walk through London, where everyone is free to share their mental health experiences in a safe place. She tells us how she never felt judged and simply felt compassion and understanding from the people around her.

We all got together in his name
12th August 2024
Every year hundreds of people come together in London to take part in Mental Health UK’s flagship event, GLOW – a 20km night walk to raise money for vital services supporting people affected by mental health problems across the UK. Everyone has a deeply personal motivation for taking part.

Loneliness at Christmas
8th December 2023
We don’t need to be physically isolated to feel lonely. The festive season can highlight feelings of loneliness for many people, even when other people are around them. We hear from Dianne and Carlos about how they experience loneliness over Christmas.

Christmas is the hardest time of year
13th November 2023
Tara is one of many who struggle with their mental health during Christmas. For Tara, she feels lonely and isolated during the festive season due to society’s expectations that she should enjoy herself and be happy, despite everything she has been through.

“I found it liberating to talk about my mental health with others.” – Keith’s experience at men’s ‘walk and talk’ group
12th October 2023
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.

Dune London takes to the sky to support Mental Health UK
5th October 2023
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.

“GLOW felt like such a safe and understanding community” – Steph’s experience fundraising
5th October 2023
The people who fundraise for us, often are living with mental health conditions or know someone who is. That’s why we aim for our events to be a safe space where people can be their full selves and feel part of a community. Hear from Steph as she tells us about her recent experience participating in our event, GLOW.

Exploring mental health through dance: UCL Dance Society ‘Breathe’ fundraising show
12th July 2023
UCL Dance Society decided to dedicate their annual ‘Blooms’ performance to explore the theme of mental health in their show aptly named ‘Breathe’. We spoke to Alkistis who explained why, as young adults, mental health is high on the society’s radar, and how the cast used movement to convey emotions and thoughts.

My fundraising experience trekking in the Sahara
4th April 2023
Katie left for Africa at the end of March with a clear target in mind – to spend four days trekking in one of the world’s harshest environments, the Sahara desert, to raise money for Mental Health UK. Katie shared with us the highs and lows of her incredible journey and how it both empowered and challenged her mentally.
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