Founded with love · Creating early support for young people
JULIAN CAMPBELLFOUNDATIONEmpowering Young People to Manage Their Wellbeing
ABOUT JULIAN · THE PERSON BEHIND OUR NAME
Intelligent.
Curious.
Deeply loved.
The Julian Campbell Foundation was founded in loving memory of Julian Campbell, the beloved younger brother of our founder, Jacqui Campbell.
Discover how his legacy began →A REMARKABLE YOUNG MIND
Always discovering.
Always creating.
Julian was intelligent, talented, curious and inventive. From an early age, he loved experimenting and discovering how things worked.
Jacqui remembers arriving at his bedroom before a school disco, only to be told she could not enter yet because Julian was conducting an electrolysis experiment and collecting oxygen and hydrogen. That was Julian: imaginative, absorbed in ideas and far ahead of his years.
Julian’s life was far greater than his diagnosis or his death.
His memory continues through every young person who is listened to, understood and empowered through the Foundation bearing his name.
WHEN SUPPORT CAME TOO LATE
A family searching for answers.
As Julian grew older, his behaviour and circumstances began to change. After years of difficulty, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His family loved him and tried to support him, but they did not have the understanding, guidance or early mental-health services they needed.
Julian died by suicide in 2007. In the grief that followed, Jacqui began asking a question that would change the direction of her life:
What support could have been available earlier that might have changed the outcome?
HOW JCF BEGAN
Loss became purpose.
Purpose became action.
As a former schoolteacher, Jacqui understood the importance of education. She believed schools were one of the best places to reach young people early—before emotional difficulties became crises.
The Julian Campbell Foundation began in 2009 and became a registered charity in 2011. Its purpose was to give young people and their families the understanding, emotional support and practical tools that Jacqui wished had been available to Julian and her family.
JUMPING FOR JULIAN
Taking a leap for young people.
When Jacqui started JCF, she had a powerful vision but no capital to bring it to life. Skydiving had always been on her bucket list. Her determination to make a difference gave her the courage to jump—not once, but twice—and organise two group skydives.
Together, those early jumps raised the first £6,000 needed to get the Foundation started. “Jumping for Julian” became a lasting symbol of JCF: courage, hope and bold action turning personal loss into positive change.
Discover Jumping for Julian ↗JULIAN’S LEGACY
Every young person deserves to feel heard before they reach crisis point.
You do not have to face difficult feelings alone. In the UK and ROI, Samaritans are available free, day or night, on 116 123. Young people in the UK can contact Childline free on 0800 1111. If someone is in immediate danger, call 999.