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TXT and UNICEF Launch 'Together for Tomorrow' Youth Mental Health Campaign With $1.4 Million Pledge

The effort couples global outreach with funding for youth programs plus professional training.

Overview

  • The campaign debuted Sept. 30 at UNICEF headquarters in New York with all five TXT members and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell in attendance.
  • TXT and label BigHit Music committed $1.4 million over two years to support adolescent mental-health programs and capacity building.
  • Planned activities include global awareness efforts that promote empathy-based strategies, encourage open conversations, reduce stigma, and build youth resilience.
  • Leader Soobin emphasized that expressing emotion signals strength in a speech before the group joined a Q&A with UNICEF youth leaders introduced by U.S. ambassador Justin Min.
  • The initiative involves the Korean Committee for UNICEF, with remarks at the launch from UNICEF deputy executive director Kitty van der Heijden and Korean Committee executive director Cho Mijin.