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“It’s ok not to be ok”

Please find articles about The Grace Dear Trust, which have gone to press including live radio recordings.

Winter Weather and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

In this article, we aim to answer your questions about S.A.D and give tips for helping all people affected to cope this winter.

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Hinchley Wood Magazine Summer 2019

Your Elmbridge Magazine June 2019

The Kingston & Teddington Time and Leisure May 2019

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Molesey Matters

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Hinchley Wood Secondary School Open Evening 🏫

Hinchley Wood Secondary School Open Evening 🏫

It was so great to be a part of the potential year 6 students who may attend Hinchley Wood School next year.

Graham and Hope spoke to lots of parents making them aware of The Grace Dear Trust and what we are doing in the local Community! 💜

Despite the weather, it was a great turn out and we are looking forward to our continued partnership with Hinchley Wood.

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****** Free ****** Online Mental Health First Aid

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Online Mental Health First Aid course. Monday 17 September 2023

🟣Do you work with young people?

🟣Do you want to broaden your understanding and know how to support someone struggling with their mental health?

🟣 Do you want to gain further skills and be able to spot early signs of mental ill health?

This 3 hour online course can be completed in the comfort of your own home. On completion you’ll receive a certificate and useful manual.

Get in touch today via email 📧info@thegracedeartrust.co.uk

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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day 🌍 A day

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day 🌍

A day where we remember Grace along with many others who sadly see no other option than to end their own life 💜

Here our some important points we would like to get across today:

- Suicide is not selfish, it is not weak, it’s the only way for people to find peace. Grace didn’t want to die but she felt like she had exhausted all other options.

- Every 40 seconds someone in the world takes their own life

- 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 6 young people experience mental ill-health

- Finally check in on those around you, kindness goes a long way.

Even though we are encouraged to talk openly about how we are feeling and there is more support available, suicide is still happening all across the world which is why we won’t stop support young people until we finally have 0 suicides!

Remember if you need support please don’t bottle your emotions up.

Call the @samaritanscharity
📞 116 123
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Even when Hope is on her honeymoon it’s always a

Even when Hope is on her honeymoon it’s always a pleasure to meet with the one and only @satveer_nijjar

Satveer works incredibly hard to deliver mental health awareness presentations around the world 🌍

We are so grateful to have her deliver sessions to parents, staff and students to our partnering schools 🏫

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Sylvie Townsend jumps out of a plane for The Grace

Sylvie Townsend jumps out of a plane for The Grace Dear Trust!! ✈️

Sylvie has been fundraising all year to raise funds and bring as much awareness and support for our charity, including a 60th tea party. She didn’t stop there though…. she only went and jumped out of a plane!

Sylvie has raised £5,671 which is incredible we will be able to use this money to fund a counsellor at one of our partnering schools.

Do you have a challenge you want to do? Why not raise money for The Grace Dear Trust at the same time? Get in touch…. we’d love to support you on your journey 😁

It’s ok not to be ok
Together we are stronger

We are overwhelmed with the amount of local suppor

We are overwhelmed with the amount of local support we receive, enabling us to increase the number of young people we support in the local area 💜

Thank you to @bramleygolfclub for their support, we’re looking forward to a successful partnership over the next year.

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Emma’s football match raised £3,090.40 ⚽️

Emma’s football match raised £3,090.40 ⚽️

Thank you to the Tyson family and everyone who supported an amazing day.

Emma sadly took her own life in December 2021, Emma was struggling with her mental health from the age of 12 and fought so hard to keep healthy, but in the end just couldn’t cope with life.

Another beautiful soul taken too soon 💜

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The Grace Dear Tennis Tournament Raised £1,265🎾

Thank you to all the family and friends who took part, this year on a very special day…in it would have been Grace’s 34th Birthday 💜

Birthdays and anniversarys are always tough but the people who come and show their support make those days that much easier.

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Nominate The Grace Dear Trust for our chance to wi

Nominate The Grace Dear Trust for our chance to win £5,000 from Movement for Good 💜

It’s quicker than a “we buy any car” quote 🎶

All you need to do is:
- Click on the link in our bio
- Enter our name into the search bar
- Fill in your name and email address
- Nomination done ✅

The more nominations we get the more chance we have in winning.

* Deadline closes on Friday 19th May *

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 🎾

Another exciting weekend ahead for players and spectators ☀️

🗓 Saturday 20th May
📍Surbiton High School Sports Ground, Manor Road, KT10 0QA
⏰ 12:30pm Registration
🎾 1:00pm Matches start

We have both the cup and the social competition although if anyone remembers who has the Grace Dear Cup please let us know 👀

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Today Hope delivered a mental health awareness tal

Today Hope delivered a mental health awareness talk for year 9 students of Park Academy, West London 🏫

The more we have open conversations around mental ill-health the more people will feel able to start talking and get support.

After the talk, one student reached out having never before feeling they couldn’t open up to anyone for the fear of being judged.

Our motto is simple:
“ We couldn’t save our Grace, but if we can help save the life of someone else, we have done what we have set out to do”

Today Hope did just that.

Thank you all for your continued support, it means we are empowering young people to start talking 💪

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The Grace Dear Rugby Touch 7s 2023 & The Grace Dea

The Grace Dear Rugby Touch 7s 2023 & The Grace Dear Strong Man & Woman Competition 🏉🏋️‍♀️

Thank you to everyone who came along and made this day possible especially @henleyshipping, @reedsweybridge and @braincells_and_barbells

The day was more than just rugby and lifting heavy weights, it was about coming together as a community and opening up the conversation around mental health 💜

It’s ok not to be ok
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Check out this exciting creative writing competiti

Check out this exciting creative writing competition for young people ✍️

Creative writing can be a supportive tool to help make sense of what’s going on in our minds by putting our thoughts on paper 💜

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Congratulations @lewismoore1978 on completing the

Congratulations @lewismoore1978 on completing the London Marathon 🏃‍♂️

Lewis raised £422.50 including gift aid for the Trust which will support our drive to provide Mental Health First Aid training in the local area.

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Weekend motivation 💪 Life isint about waiting

Weekend motivation 💪

Life isint about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

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Have you got an old iPad laying around the house?

Have you got an old iPad laying around the house?

Or maybe a camera you didn’t even knew you had?

Have you just upgraded your phone and don’t know where to donate the old one?

The Grace Dear Arts Project is looking for electrical items the young people can use to create their own mini movies from scratch.

If you have any of the items above and would like to donate it to the young people in Surrey to treasure and use get in touch
📧 info@thegracedeartrusr.co.uk
Or slide into our DM’s

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For anyone who might need this reminder 💜

It’s ok not to be ok
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It was a pleasure for the Grace Dear Trust to be i

It was a pleasure for the Grace Dear Trust to be invited to deliver an informative workshop to all the parents and carers of pupils at The Beacon School.

Hope was speaking about how to look after your own mental health as well as how to support your child if they are struggling 💜

Wellbeing evenings are great for parents and carers, as sometimes it can be a lonely place when you are unsure what else to do, to help your child.

Remember if you need support please reach out 💜

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We are excited to welcome back @satveer_nijjar to

We are excited to welcome back @satveer_nijjar to one of our partner schools to deliver a free self harm workshop for parents/ carers of young people.

Now more than ever we have noticed the repercussions of lockdown and the rise in young people self harming and experiencing mental health problems.

This workshop is open to everyone and can help you to notice the early signs so that you can help appropriately.

🗓 Monday 20th March
📍Tolworth Girls School
🕡 The workshop will start at 5:45pm so please arrive at 5:30pm
🎟 to get your free ticket please see link in bio

We look forward to seeing some new and familiar faces.

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The Grace Dear Arts Project 🎭 Is a place wher

The Grace Dear Arts Project 🎭

Is a place where young people can come and feel connected and be a part of the community

The message for us is clear….. we need to breakdown the stigma attached to mental illness and we can do this by educating the children of today to talk openly about how they’re feeling 💜

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