Esther Ghey, whose daughter, Brianna, was murdered in February 2023, has launched the campaign with the Warrington Guardian. The campaign already has the backing from both of Warrington’s MPs and the council, a number of schools and Warrington Wolves RLFC, alongside its Charitable Foundation.
The goal is to raise enough money to send a teacher from each school in Warrington on a Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) training course, which will allow schools to provide more support for children of all ages.
Mindfulness techniques in schools will allow children to process and deal with negative emotions in a healthy way – preventing mental health problems from developing in later life.
It is currently £775 to send one teacher on a MiSP-related course. Through her own fundraising, and a tribute page in the wake of Brianna’s death, Esther has raised more than £20,000 already.
With this in mind, a target in the region of £50,000 has been set – which would bring the total amount of money raised in Brianna’s name to over £70,000; enough money to send 90 teachers on a MiSP-related course.
If you would be interested in backing the campaign, sign up via the online form.