In 2024 and 2025 a team from DPD Group including friends from Kent Police, Istead Colts and Riverview FC took part in the famous Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge - 24 miles, three mountains in 12 hours, raising money to help change young lives in Gravesham.

Every £450 raised funded nine sessions of mental health counselling for one young person. Your support can make a profound difference in the life of a young person in crisis, providing them with the help they need when they need it most.

The Challenge

Our young people are facing a mental health crisis of unprecedented proportions. In Gravesham alone, the number of young people admitted to A&E at Darent Valley Hospital for deliberate self-harm, mental illness, or overdosing has surged from 73 in 2017 to 165 in 2024—a staggering 126% increase. We are truly in the midst of a mental health emergency.

Our Response

Since April 2022, the Elliott Holmes Memorial Fund has been a lifeline for over 400 young people seeking support in Gravesham. There is no comparable service in the UK. With the NHS overwhelmed, the likelihood of a young person accessing free counselling in Gravesham is virtually zero. A heart breaking 83% of the young people who self-refer to us have been unable to access the support they need elsewhere, with some facing waiting lists of three years.

Our Solution

We offer a no-barriers approach, allowing young people to self-refer through our website and receive timely, effective support. But we can't do it alone.

Join Us

We need your help to continue providing this essential service. Please donate today and help us reach more young people in need. Together, we can make a difference.

Donate now and be a part of the solution. Thank you.