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The Sleep Charity

Annual Impact Report 2025-26

The Sleep Charity's Annual Impact Report 2025-26 (April 2025 to March 2026) sets out a year of growing demand for sleep support across the UK. The charity trained 730 professionals through its Sleep Well Academy, delivered 460 one-to-one sleep support sessions for children, young people and their families, provided 1,500 hours of helpline support and reached over 948,000 website visitors. The National Sleep Helpline answered 944 calls, up nearly 20% on the previous year, and the charity opened four extra helpline hours a week. Commissioned sleep services ran in North Yorkshire, Bassetlaw, Doncaster and at Alder Hey Children's Hospital, 50 Sleep Champions were trained in Tees Valley schools, and 58 corporate organisations engaged with the charity's workplace sleep health work.

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The Sleep Charity is a UK charity with the mission to empower the nation to sleep better. It provides evidence-based sleep support and information to individuals, families, workplaces and professionals, including commissioned one-to-one sleep interventions for children and families, the National Sleep Helpline, the Sleep Well Academy training for professionals, parent workshops, the Lincolnshire Sleep Hub and campaigning to make sleep a public health priority.

Key Metrics

730 professionals trained through the Sleep Well Academy in 2025-26
944 calls answered by the National Sleep Helpline, up nearly 20% on the previous year
948,000+ website visitors reached with trusted sleep information

Key Outcomes

  • 460 one-to-one sleep support sessions delivered for children, young people and their families, with 1,500 hours of helpline support provided
  • 100% of the 50 Sleep Champions trained in Tees Valley schools reported feeling confident or very confident in supporting children and young people with sleep issues
  • Sleep Posture Support project in South Yorkshire: 96% of participants improved their general sleep knowledge (target 85%) and 75% improved their sleep quality (target 75%)

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UK-Wide

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