Fearless changing the way we look at masculinity
YMCA Right Here, a project run by YMCA DownsLink Group, is challenging the way we think about masculinity, which is having a growing impact on the mental health of young…
YMCA Exeter secures £19,500 grant
YMCA Exeter has been awarded £19,500 from the Building Connections Fund Youth strand to help combat loneliness among young people. YMCA Exeter has developed an innovative new strategy to tackle…
YMCA respond to latest rough sleeping statistics
New Government figures released today show that: In 2018 4,677 people slept rough in England, which is a 2% decrease on 2017. In 2018, 4,677 people slept rough in England,…
Sign up for national Sleep Easy week
YMCA is calling on the public to come together and sleep rough for one night in March to support homeless young people. YMCAs across the country are joining forces to…
Response to Science and Technology Committee report
YMCA England & Wales welcomes a new report from the Science and Technology committee. ‘Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health’, released 30 January, has concluded that social…
YMCA Trinity Group launches mental wellbeing app
YMCA Trinity Group has teamed up with app developers Thrive to offer schools across Cambridgeshire and Suffolk a new, clinically proven mobile app to support student and staff wellbeing. Working…
YMCA’s Be Real Campaign releases Body Confidence Advent Calendar and Christmas Guide
A new guide about how to stay body confident throughout Christmas has been launched to help people make the most of the festive season and not miss out due to…
Music 4 Mental Health rocked the Roundhouse
The energy at The Roundhouse on Sunday 18 November was electric. Over 3,000 enthusiastic people gathered to support the first ever Music 4 Mental Health event featuring a barrage of…
YMCA marches in Remembrance Day parade
In honour of those who sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom, thousands gathered in central London on Remembrance Sunday to pay their respects. This included over 20 staff…
YMCA responds to new NHS figures on children’s mental health
New figures released by the NHS today, show that one in eight (12.8%) of children and young people aged between five and 19 now have a diagnosed mental health difficulty.…
