Thank you for visiting my fundraising page for 27 27 and choosing to support Mind. This March I will be running 27 miles in 27 days in solidarity of the 27% of students who report a mental health problem whilst at university.More students are experiencing mental health problems than ever before. The number of students reporting a mental health problem is five times greater today than it was ten years ago, while the number of students dropping out because of mental health problems has trebled. Every student taking part in the 27 27 challenge is sending a clear message: its time to take our mental health seriously, and we wont give up until everyone with a mental health problem gets support and respect.

Furthermore, I think there are far more students who never receive or ask for help, even when it is desperately needed. I have seen that universities are not at all equipped to deal with mental health issues of their students, leaving them isolated and alone. I think this has to change, and Mind is doing great work to achieve this.