Mind: 60 Years of Championing Good Mental Health for Everyone

The best-known mental health charity in the UK, Mind provides support and advice to empower anyone experiencing a mental health issue. One in four people will experience a mental health problem every year, yet hundreds of thousands are still struggling to get the support and services they need. Mind believes that no one should have to go through this alone and exists to ensure that every individual experiencing a mental health condition ultimately gets the support and respect they deserve.



Each year, the charity's network of more than 160 local Minds provides direct, specialized assistance and care to nearly 250,000 people. Mind empowers individuals with mental health problems to understand their condition and the options available to them through its confidential helpline, legal advice service, and award-winning publications and website. In addition, Mind campaigns on various issues that could affect anyone with a mental health problem, including protection of legal rights, health services, employment, and legislation. The charity believes that everyone experiencing mental health problems should have access to excellent services and be treated with respect and fairness.

Mind also offers training and consultancy to professionals and lay people who are eager to help end discrimination and advance good mental health for all. Mind's services in this area include workplace training, mental health first aid, applied suicide intervention skills, conferences and seminars, and customized training sessions.

For over 60 years, Mind has worked to improve the lives of all individuals with mental health conditions. Among the charity's more recent successes are the new Independent Mental Health Advocacy service, the Time to Change campaign, and the revised Mental Health Act. Mind aims to reach millions more people in need by the year 2016 and has developed an “ambitious and visionary” plan to achieve its goals. The new strategy includes empowering people with mental health issues to participate fully in society, ending inequality and discrimination, and building an organizational culture of excellence.