Children as young as eight will benefit from the funding provided by BBC Children in Need, the Health Foundation and Impact on Urban Health.
The organisations picked The Children’s Society as the winners of the A Million & Me Award to mark mental health awareness week.
Using the funding, the charity will provide face-to-face support for children, and resources for parents and carers to start wellbeing-informed conversations. It will also expand its current online sessions, digital mindfulness tools and instantly accessible parent line.
Mark Russell, chief executive of The Children’s Society, said: “We are thrilled to win this fantastic £1mn award which will allow us to dramatically expand our mental health support services for children right across the UK. Far too many children are dealing with mental health challenges, often isolated and lacking the help they deserve.
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