World Mental Health Day is meant to showcase the importance of emotional well-being and shine a light on the issues of mental health. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity initiated a comprehensive project of improvement at psychiatric wards for children and young adults. We have already purchased equipment and furniture for 34 wards at Polish hospitals which treat children and young people with mental health problems.
As we want to provide comprehensive, efficient and expeditious support to the most vulnerable patients and doctors, we teamed up with the Polish Senate to hold a debate on the procedures we need to implement to improve the overall conditions at psychiatric wards in the country. To date, our charity raised PLN 8 729 830,43 in aid of psychiatric hospitals for children and young people in Poland. We have bought equipment and furniture for hospital wards across the country.
34 wards for children and young adults received the following:
37 wards for children and young adults received the following:
We would like to consult specialists, researchers, doctors, and politicians on the best course of action regarding the conditions at psychiatric wards. We need to introduce a complete overhaul of the system, where children and young people can receive support in a comfortable, safe environment and where doctors can rely on modern, effective methods of treatment.
The 31st Grand Finale is not just about local events or the main concert in Warsaw! Each year we do our best to make it possible for everyone to join our Orchestra from every corner of the Earth!
For the eighteenth time, Jurek Owsiak, this time from the final stage on the PGE Narodowy meadows in Warsaw, opened the joyful run under the same slogan "Get Even with Diabetes". Crowds of running enthusiasts, after a five-kilometre route through the streets of Warsaw, will reach the finish line located in the same place.
The registration of Collection Centres, i.e. hubs of volunteers organizing the Grand Finale events for their local community, is now over. Collection Centres will be actively participating in the 32nd Grand Finale fundraiser across Poland and in 101 locations around the world!
