One in six children and young people now have a diagnosable mental health issue. That’s five children in every classroom with a condition like depression or anxiety. Place2Be is the UK's leading school-based mental health charity, providing support to children, families and school-based staff when they need it most.Please help me support Place2Be’s vital work, and together we can make a real difference to children's mental health and ensure that children don’t have to face mental health problems alone.

£16 could pay for a child to speak to a qualified counsellor about their worries in a lunchtime session.

£54 could pay for a child struggling with trauma to have 50 minute one-to-one session with a counsellor.

£252 could pay 4 specialized parent coaching sessions for a parent and a child to have together.

£500 could allow 31 children to book their own appointment to speak to a mental health professional about issues like anxiety, low mood or self-harm.