Jamie McDonald发动了Ward Buddies, 这是英国的一个慈善组织, 将志愿者与住院儿童配对, Jamie McDonald launches Ward Buddies, a UK charity pairing volunteers with hospitalized children to combat isolation and support mental health.

Jamie McDonald, 一个39岁的募款人和冒险家, 创办了Ward Buddies, 这是一个慈善组织, 提供训练有素的志愿者, Jamie McDonald, a 39-year-old fundraiser and adventurer, has launched Ward Buddies, a charity providing trained volunteers to offer emotional support to children hospitalized without family present. 这一举措是在伯明翰儿童医院成功进行为期六个月的试点后产生的,旨在解决与外界隔绝的心理健康风险,包括抑郁症和延迟恢复。 The initiative, born from a successful six-month pilot at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, addresses the mental health risks of isolation, including depression and delayed recovery. McDonald从他自己的9年住院史中汲取了因罕见医疗条件而住院的教训,强调在治疗的同时需要情感护理。 Drawing from his own nine-year history of hospitalizations due to rare medical conditions, McDonald emphasizes the need for emotional care alongside treatment. 慈善机构寻求捐款和志愿者扩大在英国, 麦当劳计划在12月一个主要的筹款挑战, 继续他的记录破纪录的耐力遗产. The charity seeks donations and volunteers to expand across the UK, with McDonald planning a major fundraising challenge in December, continuing his record-breaking endurance legacy.