We are a group of five friends from Bristol and have known each other for nearly nine years. Despite this, we have only recently realised that we have never properly talked with each other about our mental wellbeing. Following an overdue chat about this, we decided we wanted to reach out and help those that don't have the same support as we do with each other.

OTR Bristol is a mental health charity targeted at young people aged 11 - 25. We decided to support OTR because all of their projects and services were put together with the help and consultancy of young people to ensure what is provided is exactly what's needed - and all for free! They supported nearly 17,000 young people in the Bristol and South Gloucestershire area in 2017/18, giving access to help ranging from one-to-one therapy sessions to wellbeing support groups.

For this to be provided for free, donations are massively appreciated - over 75% of their income going direct to their frontline services.

£10 will buy a young person a one-to-one session with a counsellor. 

£50 will buy a creative group workshop on understanding and managing stress. 

£100 will buy a six-week group for young people who self-harm.

In addition to all this, OTR's website is full of self-help guidance and information on a wide range of topics as well as ways to get involved with the other projects they run. If you would like more information about OTR you can find their website linked at the bottom of this page as well as their JustGiving profile in the sidebar.

We will be live streaming for 12 hours straight, starting between 10 - 11am 27/07/20, on Twitch @thebristolfive (link at the bottom) and competing with each other in challenges in order to score points. By the end of the stream, whichever of us has the most points will be the winner (and claim the prized bragging rights!).

We understand that these are unprecedented times, but please give whatever you can and share our page with your friends and family. Help us and OTR ensure that we all get through this together.

Thank you for taking the time to support us :)

OTR's amazing website - https://www.otrbristol.org.uk/

Our Twitch stream can be found here - https://www.twitch.tv/thebristolfive

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.