PROJECT
Stop Breathe Think
PURPOSE
To provide mental health support to young people through free one-to-one counselling
FUNDING
Funding mainly comes from donations and sponsorship, with major donors including Gompels HealthCare and investment company AJ Bell. Organisations referring more than 10 young people are asked to contribute to the costs. To provide one young personwith counselling support costs up to £750
BACKGROUND
Stop Breathe Think is run by charity Switch180 and has its origins in the pandemic. The initiative grew out of another project – Snow Camp – which aims to bring about positive change for disadvantaged young people by involving them in snowsports.
As well as training young people to be snowsports instructors, Snow Camp offers wider support with life skills, qualifications, and work placements. In 2018, 83 per cent of young participants said they would benefit from greater support with their mental health and emotional wellbeing. As a result, mental health support through targeted workshops, mindfulness training, one-to-one and group counselling sessions became key components of the courses.
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