Mental health is a problem. It doesn’t matter who you are – someone you know is or has struggled with their mental health this year. According to Mind, one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, one in six people experience a common mental health problem like anxiety or depression every week. The statistics are frightening. And yet, as a society, there’s still a lot of work to be done to help people talk about it.
In the last decade, many bands have been far more forthcoming about their own mental health, becoming advocates for good mental and self-care. For many of us, music is an escape and release. It’s where we hide when the world frightens us. When we can’t deal with things. To have people tell us that it’s okay to not be okay, that other people feel the same and have pulled through – it’s an important message, now moreso than ever.
It’s with this thought very much prominent that we’ve teamed up with some of our favourite musicians to create a limited run of exclusive collaborative merch, with all profits going to mental health charity Mind.
Every few months new designs will be available for pre-sale for a limited time, so make sure you get yours because once they’re gone, they’re gone. This first series features designs from Jamie Lenman and Ducking Punches and will be available to purchase until 31st December to ship in January 2020.
Check out the Punktastic store here.