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Real Stories On Mental Health From Young People | YoungMinds

How To Contact YoungMinds | YoungMinds

404 | YoungMinds

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Fundraising For YoungMinds | YoungMinds

Mental Health Support For Young People | YoungMinds

Basket | YoungMinds Shop | YoungMinds

Do not link to an anchor on the page that does not exist. For example:
linking to `#content` without a valid destination such as `<body id="content"></body>`.

A common web design pattern is to use a named anchor to show an element via JavaScript, e.g.

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('.bar').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div class="bar">
    This is some content.
</div>
``` 

In these cases, the anchor (`#foo`) should point to the `id` of the hidden element:

```html
<a href="#foo" onclick="$('#foo').toggle();">Click me</a>
<div id="foo">
    This is some content.
</div>
```

This way the semantic intent of the link is preserved, even without JavaScript. 
Note that doing so may require modification to your script, to prevent automatic 
scrolling to the named anchor.

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January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Our Policies \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/about-us/our-policies/	2
Careers & Job Vacancies At YoungMinds \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/about-us/careers/	2
Real Stories On Mental Health From Young People \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/blog/	2
How To Contact YoungMinds \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/	2
404 \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	2
Search \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/search/?query=Anxiety	2
Charity Shop \| Support Young People's Mental Health \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/shop/	2
Fundraising For YoungMinds \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/support-us/fundraising/	2
Mental Health Support For Young People \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/	2
Basket \| YoungMinds Shop \| YoungMindswww.youngminds.org.uk/shop/basket/	2

Avoid linking to anchors that do not exist

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