Mental Health
1 in 6 people in the UK
experience mental health problems weekly
Poor mental health
accounts for 23% of the UK disease burden
1 in 4 people
will be impacted by a mental illness
Fundraising for mental health initiatives is more important than ever.
As mental health challenges continue to escalate both locally and globally, there has been a significant rise in mental health issues across all age groups with a significant spike in student communities.
By supporting cutting-edge research and grassroots initiatives, we can develop innovative solutions and provide essential care that addresses unique mental health needs of our community.
Our goals are clear:
- To develop ways to prevent mental health issues
- To improve mental health care and how it is treated
- Connect academics, students and partners in York who are working on mental health
The Mentally Fit York Fund
Mentally Fit York is the University's fund to transform mental health through supporting on the ground initiatives and the latest groundbreaking research.
Your support will improve mental health and wellbeing in many forms, reaching out from the University to the city's communities and beyond.
Thanks to the thousands of incredibly generous walkers, runners and donors who’ve already shown their support for this cause, funding has been unlocked to support a range of on the ground initiatives and research projects including the establishment of the Institute for Mental Health Research at York.
£1,488 grant given to The Neu-ROSE-diversity project at Kyra Women’s Project
to support 32 attendees with sessions on how to manage their neurodiversity.
£3,740 awarded The Open Door project
which funded training session to empower staff to support victims of trauma at the University.
36 Mental Health Nursing Scholarships
offered through the Mentally Fit York Fund. These scholarships support Mental Health Nursing students with living costs, helping to ease financial worries and enabling them to focus on their training.
Our vision is to enhance the lives of all people affected by mental health problems, and to reduce the risk and impact of difficulties and disabilities linked to mental health. We do this by sharing the expertise and insights of people from different disciplines and with a wide range of life experiences.
Professor Lina Gega, Director, the Institute of Mental Health Research at York
Louise Tolston, Mentally Fit York Nursing Scholar
Mental health affects everything we do.
The Mentally Fit York fund is great for helping people reach their potential, overcome adversity and barriers. It made the biggest difference and the fact that people willing to have faith in me gave me such a boost.
If I could speak to mental health donors, I think I’d express how thankful I was for them believing in me and mental health in general, because mental health affects everybody. Even if you don't experience mental illness, you will know somebody who has, or you will know somebody who will and more mental health professionals means we can achieve better overall mental health.
If I could speak to mental health donors, I think I’d express how thankful I was for them believing in me and mental health in general, because mental health affects everybody. Even if you don't experience mental illness, you will know somebody who has, or you will know somebody who will and more mental health professionals means we can achieve better overall mental health.
Louise Tolston, Mentally Fit York Nursing Scholar
IMRY - The Institute of Mental Health Research at York
The Institute of Mental Health Research epitomises our determination to bring together ambitious, enquiring academics and students with partners working at the forefront of mental health. The experiences and insights of the public inspire what we do and are at the heart of our work. Your support through the Mentally Fit York Fund will enable the Institute to find better ways to reduce the impact of mental health problems and together we can improve the lives and care of anyone who faces difficulties due to mental health.
Fundraising for Mentally Fit York
Applications
For more information and to apply for funding, please visit our application webpage.