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Father Walks 100 Miles for Children's Mental Health Funding

4/14/2026

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Rob Collins walked over 100 miles to Downing Street to seek better funding for children's mental health services in memory of Mitch.
He began on March 28 from Mitch's memorial bench in Wolverley, Worcestershire.
The Mitch's Law petition, started in 2020, has 13,770 signatures and needs 100,000 to prompt a parliamentary debate.
Mitch died in 2019, and the family has campaigned for improved mental health support for young people since.

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Rob Collins walked over 100 miles to Downing Street to seek better funding for children's mental health services in memory of Mitch.
He began on March 28 from Mitch's memorial bench in Wolverley, Worcestershire.
The Mitch's Law petition, started in 2020, has 13,770 signatures and needs 100,000 to prompt a parliamentary debate.
Mitch died in 2019, and the family has campaigned for improved mental health support for young people since.