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Our work with other organisations

Our work with other organisations

We are proud to work with a range of organisations and partners that share our mission to improve children’s mental health and wellbeing.

On this page, you can find out about our following partnerships:

Coalitions and partnerships

We are a member of several coalition groups which regularly collaborate.

Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition

Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition

The Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition (CYPMHC) are a coalition of organisations across England passionate about children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing.

Schools' Wellbeing Partnership

Schools' Wellbeing Partnership

The Schools' Wellbeing Partnership is a national network of over 50 member organisations from the education, health and wellbeing, and children’s sectors.

Fair Education Alliance

Fair Education Alliance

The Fair Education Alliance represents 250 member organisations that believe no child's success should be limited by their socioeconomic background.

Heads Together

Heads Together

Heads Together is a mental health initiative led by The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales. The initiative campaigns to tackle stigma and change the conversation on mental health.

The Parents Promise

The Parents Promise

The Parents Promise is an alliance that helps parents positively commit to their children today in case of a relationship breakdown tomorrow.

Climate Minds Coalition

Climate Minds Coalition

Climate Minds Coalition is a coalition of mental health organisations and professional bodies. They provide support and call for greater recognition of the impact of the climate emergency.

Mental health

We work closely with other mental health organisations, associations and charities.

Our Chief Executive, Catherine Roche, is also a member of the Mental health leaders' group. The group includes leaders from other major national charities such as Mind, Young Minds and Samaritans.

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is the professional association for members of the counselling profession in the UK.

Shout

Shout

Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging crisis support service for anyone struggling to cope.

Mental Health Innovations

Mental Health Innovations

Mental Health Innovations is a charity that uses digital innovation, data-driven analysis and clinical experts' experience to improve the UK population's mental health.

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools

Mentally Healthy Schools is a free website for schools and further education settings, offering staff information, advice and practical resources to better understand and promote pupils’ mental health.

Education

Due to our work being focused on schools, we have close links with academy trusts and teacher and governor associations.

National Association of Head Teachers

National Association of Head Teachers

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) is the union of school leaders working to create a better education system for educationalists and students.

National Governance Association

National Governance Association

The National Governance Association (NGA) is the membership organisation for governors, trustees and governance professionals of state schools in England.

Local and regional

Our regional teams have relationships with NHS Trusts, Mental Health Support Teams, Integrated Care Boards, CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) teams and local community networks and projects.

NHS

NHS

The National Health Service (NHS) is a Government-funded medical and health care service available to everyone living in the UK.

Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership

Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership

The Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership is an NHS organisation responsible for making decisions about health services in the Greater Manchester area.

Creative arts

Creativity is one of our organisational values. It plays a significant role throughout our work, particularly in schools, through art and play therapy. We have partnered with various organisations through our Art Room projects: creative activities that use art to support children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing.

BAFTA

BAFTA

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is an independent arts charity that offers learning events and initiatives to access some of the world's top talent.

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is the UK’s leading gardening charity. The Society aims to enrich everyone’s life through plants and make the UK greener and more beautiful.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra that aims to improve lives through orchestral experiences that promote excellence whilst remaining inclusive.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are wholeheartedly committed to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) action plan and have joined various organisations to support it. We lead the therapy sector’s EDI Coalition for more inclusive practice in counselling and psychotherapy.

Place2Be has also signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Conversion Therapy in the UK.

Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)

Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)

The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network (BAATN) are an organisation working psychologically, informed by an understanding of intersectionality, with people who identify as Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean.

Muslim Mind Collaborative

Muslim Mind Collaborative

The Muslim Mind Collaborative (MMC) are an organisation that seeks to make the mental health sector more inclusive for British Muslims by considering the needs of faith in the community.

Research and academic institutions

Place2Be works in partnership with several leading universities across the UK on:

University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge is a world-renowned research university committed to achieving excellence in research and scholarship and ensuring that its research contributes to the wellbeing of society.

Read about University of Cambridge's research
Imperial College London

Imperial College London

Imperial College London is a global top ten university committed to research excellence, supported by a culture of integrity, good governance and best practice that encourages courageous research with a global outlook.

Read about Imperial College London's research
University of Exeter

University of Exeter

The University of Exeter is a Russell Group university whose research makes a difference worldwide. The university constantly seeks new ways to tackle some of humankind's fundamental issues. 

Read about University of Exeter's research
King's College London

King's College London

King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering world-leading research. The college is dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society to make the world a better place.

Read about King's College London's research
University of East London

University of East London

We work with the School of Psychology at the University of East London to deliver our Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Children in Schools.

Discover our Postgraduate Diploma
University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

We provide mental health expertise to students at the University of Edinburgh's School of Education to support the next generation of teachers in creating mentally health classrooms.

Learn more about Place2Be at Moray House
University of Sterling

University of Sterling

We partnered with Stirling's Education Studies department on a two-year project that brought mental health expertise to their students and staff by delivering seminars on mental health and providing Place2Think.

Learn more about Place2Be at the University of Sterling
University of Sussex

University of Sussex

Over its 60-year existence, the University of Sussex’s research has contributed new knowledge, ideas and solutions that have led to real change in the world, making a difference in people’s lives.

Read about University of Sussex's research
University of Roehampton

University of Roehampton

The University of Roehampton is focused on creating new knowledge and ideas that help us to understand our world and make it a better place. They are ranked the most research-intensive modern university in the UK.

Read about University of Roehampton's research
University College London (UCL)

University College London (UCL)

UCL are a diverse community with the freedom and courage to challenge, question and think differently. The college is London’s research powerhouse, with a commitment to enhancing the lives of people in the capital, the UK and around the world.

Read about UCL's research
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

UCLan’s interdisciplinary research centres are the home of world-class research that brings together the university’s expertise to enable them to provide real-world solutions and opportunities that have an impact on society.

Read about UCLan's research