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Providing vital mental health support across the UK to help communities prosper

The funds you raise for Mental Health UK in 2022 will enable us to deliver key mental health services in all four nations, to provide support where it is needed most.

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Featured projects across the UK

Young People

Beyond Bricks – Lego based play in Belfast Primary Schools

Belfast
Improving access to support

Building Bridges – reducing stigma and supporting Traveller communities

Birmingham
Improving access to support

Diverse Cardiff – Social Navigation for BAME communities

Cardiff
Community

Get Active – helping Londoners with mental health problems be more active

London
Community

Seek Support – Mental health awareness and outreach in Edinburgh

Edinburgh
Community

Urban Minds – Opening doors to mental health support in Bristol

Bristol

Support Mental Health UK

How will you help communities prosper in 2022?

In 2022, we’re calling on Lloyds Banking Group colleagues to rally for our final year of partnership. Do something epic to support Mental Health UK, so we can provide vital mental health services and help communities prosper.

We have a variety of ways you can get involved – from gentle City Walks to welcome the Spring, to adrenaline-fuelled skydives and triple challenges. Build your bonds by taking on a challenge as a team, or do it solo – and meet some life long friends along the way.

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Featured fundraising events

Epic Skydive Adventure

Feel the adrenaline rush and the thrill of freefalling on a Skydiving Adventure.

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Epic in your own way

Start your own fundraising event, we'll help you get started

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Epic Peak District Trek Adventure

The ultimate long-distance hike in the Peak District

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Epic Coast-to-Coast Cycling Challenge

Be inspired by some of the most dramatic scenery England has to offer on this classic bike ride from west to east.

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Epic Slieve Donard at Night Adventure

A night trek to conquer the highest mountain in Northern Ireland

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Epic City Walks and Talks

Walk and talk in your city to raise awareness and funds for mental health

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Make a pledge to support Mental Health UK this year

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I’m always astounded by how much colleagues can do – I’ve trekked across Cambodia with some amazing people, jumped 15,000 feet from a plane with others and soon to be foraging for wild food with even more! We can all play a small part – raising money or even just raising awareness – it all helps!

Chris D

I pledge to take part in the South Downs Epic Adventure, to raise money for Mental Health UK and to use the training to improve my own mental wellbeing.

Olivia S

I am going to build on last years success with the 10 Peaks walk by taking part in Epic Extreme and raising £2250 for MHUK

Carolyn A

I bought a new Fitbit for Christmas which ensures that I keep active whilst working from home, I will be looking at the different activities I can get involved with this year to further support Mental Health UK

Lindsey V

I will Walk the Talk in Leeds to fundraise for MHUK, and I will continue to reduce stigma, increase understanding and empower wellbeing at every opportunity!

Georgina F

On New Years Day I decided to think about what I can do to improve my mental health during 2022. I created this list which is now pinned to my kitchen notice board and a reminder to the family.

Rod B

A look back at a powerful partnership

Since 2017, colleagues and customers have demonstrated their enormous commitment to the partnership. Together we have amplified the conversation around mental health and empowered millions of people to look after their mental wellbeing. Here are a few highlights

2022

Jan

Our 'Epic Year' begins

It's the sixth and final year of our partnership. With increasing demand for mental health services, there has never been a more critical time to support Mental Health UK. Colleague fundraising will help us deliver services across the UK to help communities prosper.

2021

Nov

Our partnership is extended for another year, to the end of 2022.

Colleague fundraising will continue to support us to deliver key mental health service in local communities, at a time when it's needed the most.

Jan

Bloom reached and supported over 70,000 young people across the UK.

Equipping young people with the tools and knowledge to maintain their mental health through life’s transitions, both now and in the future.

2020

Nov

Our service wins an award

Our Mental Health and Money Advice service won “Debt Advice Provider of the Year” at the CCS Awards.

Jun

Online peer support service Clic is launched

With funding from Lloyds Banking Group and Department for Health and Social Care. Over 7000 users and 100 Lloyds Banking Group volunteers create a safe, welcoming space for people to share how they’re feeling online

May

TV Campaign 'Get the Inside Out' Launches

We partnered with Lloyds Bank to launch a new campaign, to support people affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Building on 2018’s ‘Get The Inside Out’ campaign, the advert highlighted mental health challenges faced during the Covid-19 crisis.

Mar

Covid-19 crisis underscores the importance of mental health resilience.

Bloom continues to support young people, teachers and schools through virtual delivery of the programme. New resources are developed to help young people and their parents and carers manage their mental health during the lockdown.

Feb

Bloom Library Launches

We launched the Bloom Resource Library, a hub of tools and resources for parents, guardians, and carers to help people confidently engage in conversations about mental health, emotional wellbeing, and resilience.

2019

Oct

Colleagues raise over £600K

70 colleagues travelled to Cambodia to trek to Angkor Wat for Walk The Talk 2019 and over 600 colleagues took part in five UK walks raising over £600,000 for Bloom.

Sep

Partnership extended

Lloyds Banking Group announced that they are extending our partnership for a further two years to continue to support Bloom. Colleagues have also raised a phenomenal £10m throughout the partnership so far.

Aug

Fortune Change the World 2019

Lloyds Banking Group is added to the Fortune Change the World 2019 list for their commitment to mental health. Most notably due to Mental Health and Money Advice and the Advocates training programme.

May

Mental. Health Advocate Training

Lloyds Banking Group have committed to training 2500 colleagues to become Mental Health Advocates by 2021 to help tackle mental health stigma in the workplace.

2018

Dec

Partnership Extended

Lloyds Banking Group colleagues voted to extend the partnership for a third year. They chose for us to work on a project focusing on building resilience in young people.

Nov

First anniversary of Mental Health and Money Advice.

In its first year the website reached 138,000 people with advice, information and support, with over 80% of visitors finding the information helped improve their mental health financial health. 1250 clients were helped through the advice line with each of them £1497 better off per year on average.

Oct

Information Guide Launched

Our information guides reached over 5000 GP surgeries and over 400,000 university students. Health practitioners were also educated about the guide and how to signpost patients to it.

Sep

6062 colleagues took part in Walk The Talk events raising an incredible total of £627,397

Walk The Talk aims to get people outside walking and talking about their mental health. Colleagues across the UK organised 217 of their own walks, with over 4,600 trekkers taking part, as well as over 1,400 attending events across the country. 35 colleagues took part in a challenging Great Wall of China trek.

May

Mental Health Truths Launches

Launched a new information guide to help people identify signs and symptoms of mental health conditions and where to seek help if needed. A digital version was also produced including real life stories and a quiz to debunk common myths around mental health.

Feb

Premiere of ‘Get The Inside Out’ TV campaign on Channel 4.

The advertising campaign featuring celebrities, colleagues and members of the public aimed to encourage people to feel comfortable talking about their mental health. The campaign received 92% overall positive reactions from audiences.

2017

Nov

Mental Health and Money Advice Service Launches

An advice service helping thousands of people every year who are experiencing difficulties with both their mental health and money.

Sep

280 colleagues took part in the Fourtitude Challenge,

A physically and mentally demanding 4-day journey where teams in each of the 4 nations ascended their highest mountain, then came together for a 100-mile cycle through the Peak District, and finished with a half marathon along Birmingham’s Towpaths.

Jun

Colleagues had already raised a phenomenal £1 million.

Across the UK colleagues organised dress down days, cake sales, charity balls and concerts as well as taking on physical challenges to climb, run and cycle to raise funds.

Jan

Partnership Begins

We announced our partnership, raising an incredible £32,431.