Deborah's fundraiser for Black Minds Matter UK

Deborah Mattaka is raising money for Black Minds Matter UK

Team: Glasgow Caledonian University ACS fundraising for Black Minds Matter UK

Founded in 2020, Black Minds Matter UK (BMMUK) delivers safe and accessible, culturally appropriate support and talking therapies with, and for the Black community. BMMUK matches clients with a Black therapist from a wide network, based on their individual needs, to provide bespoke, appropriate 1-2-1 therapy. We share resources online and promote our work through social media to increase the awareness of mental health issues and the therapy services we offer to the Black community. We also host workshops and talks for the wider community, institutions and organisations. We advocate for transformational systems change and aim to influence policy which will result in a mental healthcare system which is intersectional in its approach. Our Vision: A community of Black people readily accessing culturally appropriate mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness, so that they may thrive and inspire others. Our Future: Diversifying the services offered to meet the needs of the wider Black community.

Story

Last year, I hit rock bottom. Living with clinical depression, I know how hard it is to ask for help - and how lonely it feels when you don’t know where to turn. If it wasn’t for charities like Black Minds Matter UK, I don’t know where I’d be today.

This November, the GCU African Caribbean Society is moving 3,000km to raise funds for BMMUK - a charity connecting Black people with free, culturally competent therapy.

Every kilometre is for someone still fighting, still healing, still finding their voice.

Your donation, no matter the size, helps make therapy more accessible and shows that no one has to struggle alone.

Let’s move for hope. Let’s move for healing. Let’s move for Black Minds Matter 💛

Donation summary

Total
£210.00
+ £27.50 Gift Aid
Online
£210.00
Offline
£0.00

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