The Persimmon Foundation announce Place2Be partnership

The Persimmon Foundation is pleased to announce a corporate partnership with Place2Be, a leading children’s and young people’s mental health charity operating across Wales and the UK.

The partnership will see Place2Be receive a £50,000 donation from the Persimmon Foundation to support their activities.

Place2Be has offered mental health support for children and young people in Welsh schools since 2009 through a variety of expert services including one-to-one counselling and drop-in sessions, and currently reaches over 4,345 pupils and their families across twelve schools in South Wales.

The charity collects data and evidence of the impact of its support in schools, which helps to inform its work, which is funded, in part, by the Welsh Government’s Pupil Development Grant.

Today, one in six children in the UK have a mental health condition and one in four young people aged 17-19 have a probable mental health disorder. Place2Be’s mission is to ensure children and young people do not have to face their mental health problems alone.

The Persimmon Foundation will now work alongside Place2Be to deliver sessions in schools and help combat the rising number of mental health challenges facing young people. In the last two years the foundation has donated over £1.35m to over 1,400 organisations.

 Catherine Roche, Chief Executive at Place2Be, said: “We are so grateful for the tremendous support from the Persimmon Foundation, which will help us continue to reach children and young people across Wales and the rest of the UK.

“Funding from the Persimmon Foundation will enable us to create more mentally healthy schools, giving children and young people the support they need to build lifelong coping skills and thrive.”

 Anthony Vigor, Chair of Trustees for the Persimmon Foundation, commented: “We are delighted to be able to support Place2Be through the Persimmon Foundation.

“Partnering with such a fantastic organisation gives us the opportunity to support communities in which we operate, as well as allowing us to further develop our own understanding of mental health and wellbeing within Persimmon.

“We are looking forward to working closely with Place2Be’s dedicated and knowledgeable staff to have a positive impact on children and young people across Wales and the rest of the UK.”