MIND for better mental health

• 1 in 4 people in Britain will experience mental health problems in their lifetime.

• 40% of all GP consultations are mental health related.

• 22 million tranquillizer prescriptions are dispensed in the UK each year.

• Over 140,000 people make a suicide attempt in Britain each year

Mind was established in 1946 and is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. They work to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.

Mental health problems can affect anyone, rich or poor, young or old, shattering the lives of those affected and the lives of the people close to them. One in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives. Each year more than 250,000 people are admitted to psychiatric hospitals and over 4,000 people take their own lives.

Services provided by Mind include:

• MindInfoLine offering thousands of callers confidential help on a range of mental health issues.

• Over 200 local Mind associations throughout England and Wales, which offer supported housing, crisis helplines, drop-in centres, counselling, befriending, advocacy, employment and training schemes, and other services.

• Mind Campaigns help improve the lives of people with mental health problems, working for better services, legal rights, and for a more accepting attitude among employers, and advising Government, health and local authorities and the public on best practice, services and developments in mental health community care.

• Mind produces a wide range of publications, including fact sheets, the award-winning 'Understanding...' booklets, covering anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and other mental health problems, and a 'How to...' series, promoting ways of coping and strategies for living.

How your donation can make a difference.

£10 could enable five more people to get through to Mind’s infoline.
£60 could be used to cover the annual cost for one person to have access to the training, support and benefits of the MindLink User Network.
£120 could help to improve information services such as MindInfoLine, so that more calls and letters from people in need of information and support can be answered.
£1000 could be spent on printing 5000 advice booklets, offering practical advice on subjects such as stress, bereavement, depression and eating disorders.
·£2500 could help cover the cost of producing 10 Rural Minds Mental Health Development Toolkits - a manual of information and advice to organisations and individuals.
£5000 could be spent printing and producing Legal Services newsletters and materials.

Mind is registered charity number 219830