Forward Thinking Birmingham

Forward Thinking Birmingham is the city’s mental health partnership for 0-25 year olds, a proud part of the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust family.

Their mission is simple – to make ours the first city where mental health problems are not a barrier to children, young people or young adults achieving their dreams.

They offer a wide range of talking and therapeutic support to young people and work with a number of organisations in the voluntary and community sector to deliver services to young people across the city.

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Latest

Business Community Comes Together to Move Mountains for Sick Kids

A group of 31 people from the business community are coming together to do good for our patients by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Raffle And Lottery Guidance

A handy guide to running your own raffle or lottery.
Three Generations Run Three Races in Baby's Memory

Three generations of a Wolverhampton family who each laced up their running shoes to take on a race have raised over £600 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, in memory of their son, grandson and brother, who passed away at just two-days-old.
Fight For All The Feels

This appeal has now closed. Thank you. In partnership with Forward Thinking Birmingham, our youth mental health service for 0-25 year olds, our Fight For All The Feels campaign aims to promote good mental health for the young people of Birmingham.

Stories

These are brave accounts of young people living with a mental health illness: completely RAW, HONEST, and UNFILTERED. They join thousands of young people across Birmingham calling out to be heard. So read their stories here.
Impact - Peer Support Workers

Thanks to your generous donations, the money raised by Fight For All The Feels campaign has launched this new innovative and accessible model of care post-pandemic. It will fund Peer Support Workers who, once established, will be the first of their kind within Children’s and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in the UK.
World Mental Health Day (10 October): New Peer Support Workers To Help Young Mental Health Sufferers In Birmingham

A year after Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity announced its ambition to fund a number of peer support workers, to work with children and young people in Birmingham experiencing mental health illness, the first peer support worker is now in post.

160 Years of Birmingham Children’s Hospital

This year we're celebrating 160 years of our incredible hospital and all of the wonderful things we've achieved along the way. Join our wall of honour.
Gifts in Kind

We often receive donations of toys and games for our patients, particularly around the festive seasons such as Easter or Christmas, and whilst we are incredibly grateful for these, we do have some guidelines around what we can or cannot accept.
Our Vision

Our priority is, and always will be, to address the needs of our hospital, but we can only do so with the help of fantastic supporters like you.
Help Transform The Lives Of Sick Kids

Your single or regular gift helps provide the best possible environment to support our young patients and their families. Ongoing contributions allow us to plan ahead for new projects, research or equipment to ensure we continue providing world-class care. Thank you. Please note, the minimum monthly donation is £3.
Clothing Donations and Recycling

We’ve partnered up with Collection 4 Clothes, a local clothing collection company, who collect donated good quality clothing, accessories, shoes, linen & bric-a-brac on our behalf. We don’t have any charity shops on the high street, so this is a way of donating your old belongings to us from the comfort of your home.
Why We Need Volunteers

A fun, rewarding voluntary role helps us give even more support to young patients at Birmingham Children's Hospital and their families
Contact Us To Make A Donation

There are a number of options available for you to get your fundraising money to us. You can also pay safely and securely online.
Making A Difference

We believe every patient deserves a childhood, which is why we always strive to do more for sick kids.
Free Wills Services

Write or update your Will for free with our Free Wills Services.
Play Our Weekly Lottery

Join our lottery today and you could win up to £25,000 as you donate to support our sick kids.