Why fundraise for Place2Be

Join Team Place2Be, fundraise for mental health, and help us work towards a future where no child has to face a mental health problem alone.

Together, we’ve been transforming the lives of children and young people since 1994. Our work wouldn’t be possible without the money you raise and donate. We are so grateful for all your support.

The Place2Be session was really good in a way that I could just release everything. I could let everything go. In my first year of secondary school I found a new confidence to stick up for myself. I used to let people walk all over me, but this doesn’t happen now because I’ve got the confidence to stop it. Mohammed, who received support from Place2Be

What your fundraising can give

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could pay for a drop-in counselling session where children can refer themselves to see a mental health professional.

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could pay for a child to share their thoughts and feelings in a one-to-one counselling session.

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could support two children to attend their first one-to-one counselling session to get the support they need.

Where your donations go

Every single one of your donations goes towards getting children and young people in schools across the UK the vital mental health support they need.

Your donations fund:

mental health support services in schools for pupils, including whole-class activities, short appointments with a mental health professional, group work and one-to-one counselling
vital training and resources for school staff, parents and families to better understand their pupils and children
our work building the mental health professional workforce, providing qualifying courses for prospective child counsellors.

Fundraising for Place2Be

Fundraising for Place2Be supports our vital work to ensure no child faces mental health problems alone. But it also brings lots of opportunities to your school, nursery, or college, that all contribute to a whole-school approach to mental health.

Improve the lives of vulnerable children across the UK

1 in 5 children now have a probable mental health condition. There has never been a more critical time to prioritise children and young people's wellbeing.

After one-to-one counselling with Place2Be, 76% of children showed an improvement in mental health. Join us to make sure no child faces mental health problems alone.

Spread mental health awareness

Choosing to fundraise for us can help you normalise talking about mental health, reducing stigma and encouraging children and young people to seek support. Alongside your chosen fundraising activity, we encourage you to:

use our Children's Mental Health Week resources: discover worksheets, assemblies, and fun activities that explore mental health and wellbeing
run a creative wellbeing activity: dive into our Art Room's creative art projects to introduce diverse wellbeing themes
guide children and young people to support: encourage reaching out for help and signpost pupils and students to relevant support services.

Build an inclusive and supportive community

Fundraising for Place2Be will help improve children and young people's learning experience and create a more lively, inclusive and supportive learning community. It gives you opportunities to:

foster a sense of togetherness: unite children, young people and adults from all backgrounds to celebrate diversity
teach valuable life skills: develop teamwork and communication skills in your learning community while highlighting the importance of inclusivity
encourage a culture of generosity: recognise and value diverse contributions from everyone involved.

Since counselling, we have seen signs of our old loving daughter coming back. Parent of pupil supported by Place2Be

Your impact in the last year

In the last academic year, your support had a huge impact on the lives of children and young people.

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91% of 11-18 year olds had improved mental health after Place2Be’s one-to-one counselling

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We supported over 45,000 children and young people with our mental health support services

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Over 8,000 pupils were supported through one-to-one counselling

Hear from people we've helped

Read the stories of children, young people, counsellors and school staff across the UK.

Read our stories

What you get when you fundraise for us and join Team Place2Be

Once you sign up to fundraise for Place2Be, our friendly team are on hand to help with whatever you might need.

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Ready to start fundraising? Take a look at our fundraising inspiration and get started today!

Find a fundraising activity for you

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Challenge yourself and do an event

From walking and cycling to skydiving and running, we've got an event for you! You can do it as a solo challenge or team up with friends or colleagues. Either way, we'd love to have you join #TeamPlace2Be!

Take a look at our events

Fundraising at your school

Are you part of a school or college? You can fundraise as a group and raise money to help provide vital mental health support services in schools across the UK.

School fundraising

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Meet our fundraising Superstars

Our Superstars are making a huge difference to children and young people's mental health. Read some of their stories and join them in raising vital funds to support our work.

Read their stories

For every £1 invested, Place2Be's counselling services in primary schools has the potential to return £8 to society by improving the long-term outcomes for each child.

Learn about our mental health support in schools

Hear directly from children and young people, parents, Head Teachers, and staff about how Place2Be helps.

About Place2Be: who we are and what we do

Place2Be is the UK’s leading children and young people’s mental health charity providing mental health support in schools. We believe that no child or young person should have to face mental health problems alone.

Your donations go towards equipping schools and communities with the skills and knowledge they need to support their pupils’ wellbeing.

Three key things to know about Place2Be

Early intervention

We are pioneers in the importance of early intervention – our support services empower children and young people from a young age, giving them the confidence, resilience and coping skills they need to thrive in later life.

Whole-school approach

We developed the whole-school approach – our work improves the mental health and wellbeing of the whole school community, from pupils to school staff.

Building the workforce

We build the mental health workforce of the future - thousands of mental health professionals have trained with us, and we have goals to continue building the workforce by making it a more accessible and inclusive career.

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Services in schools

We offer the opportunity to become a partner school. Partner schools receive a variety of mental health support services that encourage a whole-school approach to mental health. When a school partners with us, the support services are tailored to the needs of that school so they can get the most benefit.

Our services in schools

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Training and qualifications to become a child counsellor

We equip people with the skills and experience they need to support children and young people. For anyone wanting to become a child counsellor, they can train with Place2Be no matter how far through their journey they are.

How to become a child counsellor

Resources and support for parents and carers

We developed Parenting Smart, which is full of articles, tips and videos for parents, families and carers with primary-aged children. These resources were designed to help your parenting journey be as easy as possible to navigate, so you can best support your child's wellbeing.

Find out about Parenting Smart

Contact us

We're here to help you on your fundraising journey! If you've got a question, get in touch with our fundraising team.

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