HKF is working with Bounce Forward, a renowned UK charity experienced in supporting children and the adults around them to build resilience and emotional wellbeing - with the goal of inspiring positive mental health across generations.

The partnership is strengthening a Healthy Minds Curriculum in schools across the country with lesson plans co-authored by Harry and Kate.  The lessons are designed to teach children about the brain, the link between thoughts and feelings, the role of positive emotions and the value of human connection. As well as teaching children about empathy, the lessons provide tools to improve psychological fitness and help youngsters overcome setbacks and thrive into opportunities ahead.

So far with support from HKF, over 60 secondary schools have implemented the curriculum, benefitting 50,000+ students. It is hoped with further support, Bounce Forward can provide the curriculum to more schools across the country, with long term aim of every secondary school teaching these skills as part of their core education.

In addition to supporting the Healthy Minds Curriculum, HKF is also funding a national programme of nine Raise Resilience workshops reaching thousands of families across the country.  The six week workshops are designed to support parents in helping their children build resilience, nurture a growth mindset, understand emotions, overcome setbacks and thrive.

HKF is working with Mental Health Innovations, a charity that delivers scalable digital services and insights to transform the mental health of the nation. They power The Mix, a supportive digital community that helps young people build life skills and connections through content, community and counselling, and Shout, the UK’s only free, 24/7 text messaging mental health support service. Anyone in the UK can text ‘Shout’ to 85258 for free and receive confidential support from a trained volunteer.

Harry previously personally supported Shout through his sponsorship of Leyton Orient Football Club, which enabled Shout to benefit from front of shirt branding and fundraising initiatives through club and fan engagement activities.

To date HKF has produced two nationwide billboard campaigns on behalf of Shout, featured in digital booklets to raise awareness of their service, created funding opportunities, supported the charity to recruit more volunteers and headlined their ‘MoveforMentalHealth’ campaign during the Mental Health Awareness Week in May 2024.

Currently HKF and Mental Health Innovations are collaborating on an innovative, self-paced learning tool being developed in partnership with MHI experts, Imperial London College clinicians and young people. The tool featuring Harry is being designed to improve understanding of social and emotional skills linked to wellbeing. Initially designed for young people, the content will be developed and scaled to wider audiences.

 

Harry is Patron of the Tommy Club, which is an annual charity subscription to support some of the nation’s most vulnerable veterans. The HKF partnership also works more widely with Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) to support a number of their other initiatives promoting positive health to veterans.

HKF is providing funding to RBLI’s award-winning veteran employment programme, Lifeworks. Lifeworks has identified that mental health issues represent the most common barrier to employment for its beneficiaries, with 64% reporting that they face mental health challenges including PTSD, anxiety and depression. 

Positive mental health and employment are mutually reinforcing.  The two factors work in tandem to support veterans to leading fulfilling and productive lives after their service. 

Nearly 6,000 ex-service personnel have benefitted from taking part in a Lifeworks programme since its inception in 2012, with 80% of participants finding employment or training within 12 months of completing the programme. 

Bobby Moore, the World Cup winning England captain, was just 51 years old when he died of bowel cancer. Shortly after his death in 1993, Bobby’s widow, Stephanie Moore OBE, set up the Bobby Moore Fund (BMF) to raise money for pioneering bowel cancer research. HKF supports BMF by promoting "Football Shirt Friday" to raise awareness of bowel cancer and funds for BMF to help efforts to improve prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. HKF also provides mood-boosting experiences for people affected by bowel cancer.

HKF is proud to support Haven House, a children’s hospice that provides round the clock care at their hospice site and via their outreach services in the local community - close to where Harry and Kate grew up. Haven House cares for seriously ill babies and children (up to the age of 18) by creating a loving and warm environment for them and their families while they go through the toughest of times.

HKF supports Haven House’s mental health and wellbeing services provided to siblings and family members of seriously ill children. HKF raises awareness of the hospice work, promotes fundraising initiatives and facilitates special experiences for children and families, such as inviting them to events to help create lasting memories.

HKF continues Harry’s long-term support to the London Playing Fields Foundation (LPFF) and is proud to fund and champion a Girls’ and Women’s Legacy Group. The aim is to help ensure that the new generation of female footballers get equal opportunities to experience, enjoy and continue to play football.

The latest research has found that a massive 49% of adolescent girls drop out of sports participation, so there is a need for an innovative solution to buck this trend. Special programmes developed with LPFF will help get more girls into football, bridge the gap between school and club-based football, increase the number of female team managers and coaches, improve the quality of goalkeepers and increase the number of female referees.