Knus

06/04/2026

We are proud to announce that the knus members area is officially live in the UK.

knus is a mental health peer support service built for everyone touched by mental health, whether that is you, someone in your family, or a friend who wants to show up better. The members area brings together mental health education, peer community groups, and courses in one dedicated space.
At launch, members have access to:

An interactive mental health conditions directory covering over 40 conditions across 10 categories, in both clinical and plain-language formats.

The Overcoming Anxiety Course, relaunched with a fresh look and a self-paced, compassionate approach to understanding and managing anxiety.

Four peer focus group communities: Beyond the Grey, Riding the Waves, Real Voices, and Beyond the Trauma.

The Wellbeing Oracle wisdom card collection, discounts, and early adopter registration for the knus chat app.

Speaking of which, the knus chat app is in its final stages of testing. When it launches, members will be able to message, call, and video call trained volunteer peer support coaches directly through the platform.

This is just the beginning.

If you work in mental health, healthcare, or community support and would like to refer people to the platform, we would love to hear from you.

Join us at knus.io

Because no one should have to figure it out alone.

05/04/2026

17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick’s Day ☘️ Wishing you a day full of good vibes, a little extra luck, and plenty of reasons to smile. However you’re celebrating, hope it’s a great one!

05/03/2026

Spring reminds us that change is natural. Longer days. Lighter mornings. A chance to begin again.

If winter felt heavy, you are not alone. Start small. Step outside. Open a window. Have one honest conversation.

Growth is quiet. Be gentle with yourself. 🌼

01/02/2026

It’s okay to take up space, even on your quiet days. You don’t have to be productive to be worthy. You don’t have to be strong all the time to be respected. You don’t have to have it together to be enough.

Rest is not a failure.
Softness is not weakness.
Being human is not something you need to apologise for.

18/01/2026

Dark winter days can feel heavy! But they can also be gentle. Slower mornings. Softer light. An excuse to rest without guilt. Sometimes enjoying winter isn’t about chasing happiness, but letting yourself move at the season’s pace.

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from knus 💛

As we step into a new year, we’re reminded of what truly matters - kindness, connection, and the courage to show up for one another. Thank you to everyone who has been part of the knus community this year: those who reached out, those who listened, and those who chose to walk alongside someone who needed support.

27/12/2025

After Christmas, there’s often a quiet drop for most. The decorations come down, the messages slow, and the pace of life suddenly changes. It can feel relieving… or strangely heavy.

This is your reminder that it’s okay to soften now. To rest without explaining yourself. To let your nervous system settle after weeks of rushing, socialising, spending and holding it all together.

Wellbeing doesn’t mean fixing anything right now. It can be as simple as a slower morning, a deep breath before checking your phone, a walk with no destination or an early night without guilt.

You don’t need to start the year perfectly. You don’t need big goals today. Sometimes the kindest thing you can do after Christmas is pause, recharge and give yourself permission to just be.

25/12/2025

Day 25 - Practice Deep Self-Kindness

Rest. Unplug. Treat yourself gently. We often forget that we deserve the same compassion we give others. When you care for yourself, your emotional capacity grows - kindness becomes sustainable, not exhausting.

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas from all at knus 🎄

24/12/2025

A Thank You to Our Volunteers as 2025 becomes 2026!

As we come to the close of 2025, we want to pause and say a sincere thank you to every volunteer who has given their time, care, and belief to knus this year.

This year has been one of real momentum and meaningful progress.

What we’ve achieved together in 2025:

We are now entering beta testing of the new knus app, available on Apple and Android. The app brings together chat, telephone, and video support in one place, with easy booking for service users and simple scheduling for volunteers. We’re aiming for a full launch at the end of January, following successful beta testing - and we’re calling out to volunteers and members of the public who would like to be part of the beta.

We successfully completed two accelerators: the Hatch Enterprise Accelerator and the School of Social Entrepreneurs Accelerator - strengthening our foundations and sharpening our impact.

We secured a place on Hatch Enterprise’s “Sales to Scale” UBS Deep Dive programme, supported by UBS Bank, starting early January 2026. We’re beginning the new year exactly as we mean to go on.

We onboarded 210 new volunteers across peer support and admin roles, alongside many passionate new ambassadors helping spread the knus mission.

We enhanced our training and social platforms, bringing more in-house capability through grant funding and fundraising efforts.

Looking ahead to 2026, our focus is clear:

Launching the app after final bug-crunching
Enhancing volunteer perks
Growing our fundraising initiatives
Building closer business partnerships to widen access to knus services for everyone who needs them

None of this would be possible without you.

Thank you for your contributions, patience, kindness, and dedication - whether you supported someone directly, helped behind the scenes, tested ideas, or simply showed up when it mattered.

A reminder of something truly special about knus:

We are completely bootstrapped. No one at knus is paid - every role is powered solely by volunteers. What you have helped build exists solely because people choose to give their time, energy, and heart to support others.

You are the reason knus exists.
You are the reason it’s growing.
And you are the reason we’re stepping into 2026 with hope and confidence.

With gratitude,

The knus Team

Full press release: https://pressat.co.uk/releases/knus-marks-the-end-of-2025-by-thanking-volunteers-after-a-year-of-growth-5da64a722d4d31e17b66392def04246a/

24/12/2025

Day 24 - Bring Treats to Emergency Service Workers

Police, firefighters, paramedics, hospital teams - many spend Christmas protecting others.
Your gesture shows gratitude, humanity, and solidarity.