Awareness

Raising awareness of CRY and its objectives can be as easy as a click of a button, printing or ordering posters to display, liking or sharing a post on our social media pages and sharing Youtube videos CRY have produced all helps to raise awareness and save young lives. Through raising awareness of these conditions, the public, medical and sporting communities will be alerted to the symptoms that can lead to a young sudden cardiac death, as well as the potential risks that these conditions carry for an asymptomatic population.

Social Media

Follow, like & subscribe to our social media to get updates & information about the charity and help share, retweet & pass on our messages via your social media to help get CRY’s messages out. Click on the buttons below to find messages that can be sharedinstantly and help raise awareness.

In your community

By raising awareness in your community, the public will be aware of the courses of action that can minimise their risk, including the choice to be screened. We can provide literature and raising awareness materials upon request please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Current Campaigns

My Pledge

CRY is urging MPs to support the development of a National Strategy for the Prevention of Young Sudden Cardiac Death to help save young lives.

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YSCD.org.uk

At least 12 young sudden cardiac deaths happen every week in the UK – but our Government doesn’t understand either the true figure or the impact of such a loss. That’s because it is being incorrectly advised by the very body ministers rely upon – the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC).

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Poster Campaign

During CRY’s 2019 Raising Awareness Week, we want to encourage all of our supporters to help raise awareness in their local communities, sports clubs, social clubs, schools and community notice boards by participating in our new poster campaign.

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Why Do I Support CRY

We want to hear what CRY means to you, and why you support the charity so we can share across our social media. We have created this campaign to personify the media’s reporting on young sudden cardiac deaths, to tell the stories of the impact of Young Sudden Cardiac Death (YSCD), and to put faces to the statistic of 12 young sudden cardiac deaths each week in the UK.

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#12AWeek Campaign

Cardiac screening will save young lives. 12 people aged 35 and under die suddenly from heart conditions in the UK every week.

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Charity Heroes

CRY has always been driven forward by our amazing supporters. Their dedication and inspiring fundraising has remained the foundation of CRY’s ability to achieve all that it has over the past 30 years. During Heart Month 2025, we will be expressing our thanks by highlighting the Charity Heroes who make CRY’s work possible.

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CRY's Patrons

Emily Maitlis

“If this can help save just one young life it’s worth doing. I am happy to be involved.”

Vincent Regan

“I became involved with CRY after the Fell Family contacted me telling me about the tragic loss of their son Josh and what happens to 12 apparently fit and healthy young people each week, asking if I would be interested in helping raise awareness of young sudden cardiac death and CRY and the work that they

Jack Clifford

“I’m very honoured to be a patron for the charity CRY – Cardiac Risk in the Young. The work they do is amazing, and so crucial, especially in young athletes. The main reason I have wanted to get involved is after a good friend and team mate from Cobham RFC, Matt Cragg passed away from a

Lee Mears

Lee is a former English rugby union footballer, who played hooker at Bath and for England and had 42 England caps during his 16 year career in professional rugby. On 11 February 2013 Lee was diagnosed with a heart abnormality that forced him to immediately retire from his professional rugby career. We were delighted to recently

Joe Root

“I am delighted and honoured to have become a CRY patron as I have been aware of CRY since my friend, Alex Reid, died suddenly of a cardiac arrest in June 2012, when she was only 16. I have supported several CRY fundraising events organised in memory of Alex and want to do whatever I can