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WE ARE DOING THE BRIGHTON MARATHON 2025!!! WOOOHOOOO...

Support Fin, Lilly & Matt in the Brighton Marathon for Flourish Mentors!

We are taking on the Brighton Marathon on 6 April to raise funds for Flourish Mentors, a charity providing free, long-term mental health support to young women in need.

Why Flourish Mentors?

Mental health support is often short-term, with tick-box solutions that don’t always work. Flourish Mentors fills this gap by offering free, 1-to-1 mentoring for up to two years, helping young women navigate the challenges of adolescence and adulthood.

The need is urgent. The NHS Digital 2023 report found that probable mental health disorders are twice as high in 17-to-24-year-old women compared to men. Flourish Mentors works directly with these young women, many of whom are young carers—juggling the responsibility of looking after their families alongside their own challenges.

Flourish Mentors partner with YOUNG CARERS (who are young people taking care of their parents, in addition to all the other stressors and demands) as over a third of our mentees care for their families as the primary caregiver.

The impact so far:

🌿 Over 60 mentees matched with dedicated mentors—81% say it’s a perfect match!

🌿 400+ young women in East Sussex reached through free, expert-led workshops on anxiety management and mental well-being.

🌿 99% of participants recommend our workshops, with 91% gaining strategies to combat anxiety.

A note from a mentee:

“I found that having a mentor helped me organise my thoughts during my stressful exam period. It was nice to be able to have an informal chat with someone who is not a friend or family. Although it may seem that some of these scores have stayed the same, they always change for me depending on the day, time of day or even the weather and sometimes may not be the best guide for measuring Flourish’s success as I think there’s never a downside to just knowing that someone is there to talk things through with you if you ever need it ☺” (Flourish mentee, 2024)

By supporting Flourish Mentors you’re directly helping young women get the consistent, life-changing support they deserve.

💙 Donate today and help us make a difference! 💙

Check out Flourish Mentors page here --> https://www.flourishmentors.com/