Networking

We collaborate with many international agencies.

We are members of:

Intercamhs (International Alliance for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Schools

We are a founding member of Intercamhs, and Director Chris Bale is a member of its Advisory Board. Intercamhs brings together academics and educators from all over the world, to share knowledge and promote good mental health in schools.

NGO Committee on UNICEF

The NGO Committee on UNICEF brings together more than 100 non-governmental organisations that work for children.

World Federation for Mental Health

The Federation tackles a wide range of issues relating to mental health. Its joint publication with the World Health Organisation, Mental Health Promotion: Case Studies from Countries, features Zippy’s Friends.

Mental Health Europe

Mental Health Europe is the European Union's liaison office for the promotion of mental health.

International Association for Suicide Prevention

IASP provides a forum for professionals and volunteers who are working, in many different ways, to prevent suicide. Promoting mental health is an important step towards that goal.

We also have strong links with:

The Clifford Beers Foundation

The Foundation promotes mental health worldwide. It publishes the International Journal of Mental Health Promotion and jointly organises the World Conferences on the Promotion of Mental Health and Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.

European Network of Health Promoting Schools

ENHPS is a joint initiative of the Council of Europe, the World Health Organisation’s Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission.

Being based in the UK, we also belong to two national agencies involved in the promotion of children's mental health and emotional wellbeing:

Antidote

Antidote campaigns for an emotionally literate society.

Young Minds

Young Minds is committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people in Britain.

In addition, we work closely with our partner agencies who run Zippy’s Friends around the world. These include government departments, education authorities, non-profit agencies, universities and colleges. You can find information about all these partners, and links to their websites (where possible), by clicking here.