THE EVENT

Run One More is a 12 hour challenge where participants will aim to complete a 5K run every hour, on the hour for 12 hours. The event will be held at Mary Peters track on Sat 28th March.

Each participant is running one more lap, and one more hour, for that one more room of young people who need to hear that their lives have value and purpose.

THE NEED

1 in 3 young people across Northern Ireland say they are currently struggling with their mental health.

6 in 10 young people in NI feel overwhelming pressure from social media.

8 in 10 Girls aged 7-21 have experienced threatening behaviour online.

7 in 10 Aged 10 to 17 were worried about their online safety.

6 in 10 Young people aged 16 to 25-year-olds say they “always” or “often” feel anxious.

4 in 10 young people reported that anxiety had affected their day- to-day life to a great or moderate extent.

On average, NI hospitals record 28 self harm cases per day.