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Get Connected is the UK's free, confidential helpline service for young people under 25 who need help, but don't know where to turn.
Press releases
Over a third of young people in Britain have felt pressured into having...
A new poll commissioned by youth charity The Mix , has found that a concerning number of young people (35%) say they have felt pressured into... read more
28.06.2017 • By Get Connected
Housing Issues Constantly Increasing for Under 25s
Young people in the UK are in danger of being locked out of the housing market according to data from youth charity, The Mix, resulting in a... read more
15.03.2016 • By Get Connected
Corbyn Beats Cameron as Nation’s Preferred Flatmate
In a recent poll commissioned by UK youth charity, The Mix, out of the two, the nation has voted in favour of Jeremy Corbyn as their preferred... read more
15.03.2016 • By Get Connected
New Multi-Channel Support Service for Under 25s Launches as The Mix
YouthNet and Get Connected merge to become The Mix. The new brand is being launched as a result of the recent merger between two of the UK's... read more
08.03.2016 • By Get Connected
Youth Helpline Volunteer raises £1,000 with Santa Dash for Charity
A helpline volunteer who supports vulnerable young people with charity Get Connected has raised ten times her fundraising target after taking part... read more
09.12.2015 • By Get Connected
#GivingTuesday signs up 1,000 partners for global day of giving
Get Connected as joined more than 1,000 UK charities and businesses as an official partner of #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving at the... read more
22.10.2015 • By Get Connected
Telecommunications leaders support youth helpline with glitzy quiz event
Over 120 VIPs from the electrical and telecommunications industry tested their knowledge and lightened their wallets during a night of quizzing... read more
18.09.2015 • By Get Connected
Youth Helpline puts Spotlight on Young Suicide
Get Connected, the UK's free and confidential helpline for under 25s, has released new figures for World Suicide Prevention Day today that show an... read more
10.09.2015 • By Get Connected
Ridgeway Ultra-marathon Raises £60,000 for Youth Helpline Get Connected
A team of 250 dedicated fundraisers took part in the UK's largest ultra-marathon over the weekend – a gruelling 100km trek along the historic... read more
17.07.2015 • By Get Connected
Media Industry Quiz Raises £55,000 for Youth Charity Get Connected
Media industry VIPs tested their brainpower in Holborn last night, pitting their wits against one another to raise more than £55,000 for youth... read more
12.06.2015 • By Get Connected
European cycle challenge gives youth helpline charity pedal power
18 cyclists have completed a once-in-a-lifetime, 900 mile charity challenge across Europe in aid of youth helpline charity Get Connected, riding... read more
04.06.2015 • By Get Connected
Media industry gets quizzical for youth helpline charity
160 media industry leaders will test their mental mettle in an interactive quiz event raising money for youth helpline Get Connected on 11th June,... read more
28.05.2015 • By Get Connected
Domestic & General connects with national youth charity
LEADING warranty provider Domestic & General is delighted to announce the launch of a new national charity partnership with Get Connected. Get... read more
27.05.2015 • By Get Connected
ISOLATED AND ANXIOUS YOUNG NEED CONFIDENTIAL ‘SAFE SPACE’
Get Connected research released today for Safer Internet Day shows the scale of need for ‘safe space’ for distressed and vulnerable... read more
10.02.2015 • By Get Connected
Father of two raises £2,000 for youth charity in just two weeks
A father of two from Berkhamsted has committed to a 900 mile charity cycle ride and smashed his £2,000 fundraising target in just two weeks.... read more
22.01.2015 • By Get Connected
Alsecco pledge to support vulnerable young people with Get Connected
Market leading building façade brand Alsecco has announced their charity of the year will be Get Connected, the UK’s only free and confidential... read more
08.01.2015 • By Get Connected
Get Connected wins Centre for Social Action backing to pilot remote...
Get Connected, the free UK helpline dedicated to helping under 25s with any issue, has this week been awarded a grant from Nesta’s Centre for... read more
17.12.2014 • By Get Connected
Get Connected and YouthNet join forces in anti-bullying campaign to...
Following the closure of the BeatBullying Group, leading UK youth charities Get Connected and YouthNet are joining forces for an anti-bullying... read more
19.11.2014 • By Get Connected
Mobile industry raises over £80,000 to support Get Connected’s helpline...
200 guests from the mobile industry joined forces to raise over £80,000 to support Get Connected and Tablets for Schools, long term charity... read more
29.09.2014 • By Get Connected
Mastermind winner asks young men to #besmart about mental illness
2014 Mastermind winner, Clive Dunning, reveals for the first time his crippling struggle with mental illness and urges young men to seek help... read more
09.09.2014 • By Get Connected
Carphone Warehouse challenge raises vital cash to support young people...
1,600 people took up an epic challenge last weekend to run, jog or walk 100km for the Race to the Stones ‘ultramarathon’, sponsored by Carphone... read more
22.07.2014 • By Get Connected
