Thanks for your support!

This week, our charity partner, Action for Children, has been celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Royal Mail-funded Blues Programme.

Since the start of the internationally-acclaimed evidence based ‘blues busting’ course for teenagers, in October 2017, more than 3,000 young people have taken part in the initiative. This is all thanks to colleagues up and down the country.

Action for Children’s CEO, Julie Bentley, said: ‘Thanks to all your hard work and support, Action for Children’s Blues Programme has now been supporting young people across the UK for two years.

‘I personally wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone at Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide, who held bake sales, ran marathons, jumped out of planes, organised quizzes, completed scratch cards, and so much more!

‘I know this has been a huge team effort and the results are outstanding; already 3,260 young people have taken part in the Blues Programme, supporting their mental health now and in the future. Please continue to keep up the hard work and thank you again on behalf of everyone at Action for Children!’

If you haven’t already seen it, click here to watch the incredibly inspiring stories of three Glasgow teenagers whose lives were transformed by the Blues Programme.

Remember, Action for Children’s Unplug and Play pack, can help promote positive wellbeing for yourself and your children. There are loads of ideas for the whole family to get involved with.

For more tools and top tips to promote positive mental health, check out Action for Children’s campaign for improving young people’s emotional wellbeing: buildsoundminds.org.uk.

As ever, if you have any questions or you would like further information about Action for Children or the Blues Programme, please email Vicky at RoyalMail@actionforchildren.org.uk.