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The Heaviest Backpack

Some of the kids we see walk around with the weight of the world on their shoulders.

Jonathan Bundy, Youth and Community Worker at Valleys Kids

Our mental health campaign, ‘The Heaviest Backpack, focuses on the burdens that follow children and young people around everywhere, weighing them down wherever they go – whether it’s anxiety, problems at home or other issues. 

What Makes Your Backpack Heavier?

Famous faces and young people open up to share their past mental health struggles and discuss how positive relationships helped them as part of our Heaviest Backpack campaign. 

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