Thousands of Co-op Members joined in to shape and support Time to Talk Day 2025 to get communities comfortable to talk about their mental wellbeing. For the fourth year, we partnered with Mind, SAMH and Inspire for Time to Talk Day on 6 February – the UK’s biggest mental wellbeing conversation. The theme for this…
Join Co-op Members, colleagues, customers and local communities in the biggest conversation about mental wellbeing on 6 February 2025. A third of people in the UK say they would prefer to not talk about their mental health rather than risk an awkward conversation, this growing to 45% in 16 – 24 year olds*. Talking helps…
Last month, hundreds of thousands of Co-op Members, colleagues, and customers in communities across the UK joined in to talk about their mental wellbeing as part of Time to Talk Day on 1 February. During regular check-ins, 85% of Co-op Members told us they wanted to talk and help support each other with their wellbeing.…
The events of the last few years have left two fifths (41%) of young people worried about their mental wellbeing, while 42% worry about how their parents/carers are coping with the cost of living. The cost of living and long-term effects of the pandemic have an impact on the decisions that young people are having…
Last month,hundreds of thousands of Co-op Members, colleagues, and customers in communities across the UK made space for a conversation about mental wellbeing as we again partnered with Mind, SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Inspire on Time to Talk Day. With the day dedicated to sparking the UK’s biggest conversation about mental health,…
Sandeep Saib tells us why it’s important to talk about mental health in the run-up to Time to Talk Day.
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Chelsea Graham, peer development practitioner at the Sunflower Hub cafe in Fife, tells us about supporting mental wellbeing in her community with the help of Co-op When Co-op, Mind, SAMH (the Scottish Association for Mental Health) and Inspire announced their partnership, , the aim was to…
During regular check-ins throughout the pandemic, members told us they wanted more resources so that they felt better equipped to discuss mental health and wellbeing with others. So, this year, we partnered with Mind, our mental health organisation, on Time to Talk Day – a day dedicated to sparking the UK’s biggest conversation about mental…
During wellbeing check-ins throughout the pandemic, Co-op Members asked us to provide ways to help support their mental and physical health.
Mental wellbeing has long been a priority for Co-op Members, and we’ve been working together with them over the past few years to find out how best we can offer our help and support.
Throughout the past year, Co-op Members have been working with us so we can provide communities with the help and support they need to grow. It’s thanks to our members for shopping with us that we’ve been able to partner with like-minded organisations through our Community Partnerships Fund to deliver on our three focus areas – creating access to education and employment opportunities for young people, access…
Co-op Members play an incredibly important role in delivering our vision – ‘Co-operating for a fairer world’. One of the main ways they do this is through our Co-op Local Community Fund. Over the past five years, our members have supported more than 25,000 local causes, all working to make our communities fairer. Since 2016,…
The Co-op Foundation is incredibly proud to announce the launch of our Lonely Not Alone campaign today, and we hope it helps young Co-op members UK-wide