Hello, my name is Hollie I’m 18 years old and I’m currently doing a fundraiser for a charity ‘shout’ I want to support as there is not enough staffing and funding to support those that are struggling with their mental health.

I’ve been involved with mental health services since the age on 13 and I’ve been let down but, I want to help fix the mental health system in general as there is not enough to fund the amazing staff that are there to support the uk!

The mental health hospitals are overfilling across the uk with children and adults waiting for a bed across the uk having them to wait weeks or even months just for a bed. As hospitals are extremely overfilled professionals would seek anywhere across the uk to find a bed and it could be somewhere far away from your town (Scotland,wales etc) It is truly shocking and upsetting to see the nhs overworked and underpaid, and not just the nhs but the amazing mental health charities like shout, Samaritans and mind has although supported those and myself crisis or needing someone to talk to unfortunately the waiting list gets longer each day gets longer due to the lack of funding. :(

What some people doesn’t understand that some mental health professionals are undertrained leaving those to suffer,to be ignored and be left in the dark, as I know from experience. (NHS)

Shout has really supported me and comforted me during the hardest days of my life, if it wasn’t for shout I don’t think I’d be here to this day doing this fundraiser thank you for everything

Every 60 seconds, someone reaches out to Shout for support and has a conversation that could save their life.

Donations will support the thousands of children, young people and adults who text Shout every day with issues including suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression, abuse, bullying and self-harm. Thank you. 💕