About Us
Find out more about the four charities that make up the Action for Mental Health consortium:
Together
Mental Health Foundation
Rethink
MDF The Bipolar Organisation
Together (previously Maca)
Established in 1879, Together (previously Maca) is the oldest and one of Britain’s leading national charities supporting people with mental health needs. Together aims to improve the quality of life for people with mental-health needs and their carers, to influence national practice and policy and to promote a better understanding of mental health through educational and research projects. Working in close partnership with mental health service users, carers, statutory and voluntary agencies, Together delivers over 100 community-based rehabilitation services to over 3,000 people with severe, long-term and complex mental health needs throughout England. These services include:
- 24-hour residential care-homes, supporting people to regain confidence and re-learn essential life skills before moving onto a more independent life
- Drop-in services, offering a safe and supportive environment in which to socialise and participate in a variety of group activities
- Training and employment schemes, offering vocation specific training in woodwork, joinery, decoration, catering, and print and publishing
- Forensic services, supporting people who are in contact with the criminal justice system
- Personal development services, supporting people with drugs and alcohol dependencies
- Community support and outreach, supporting people who live independently in their own homes
- Respite care services for carers of people with mental health needs
1st Floor Lincoln House, 296-302 High Holborn, London WC1V 7JH Tel: 020 7061 3400, Fax: 020 7061 3401 Charity registration number: 211091
Mental Health Foundation
We exist to help people survive, recover from and prevent mental health problems. Within one organisation, we bring together teams that:
We are keen to tackle difficult issues and try different approaches, many of them led by service users themselves.
We use our findings to provide high quality information, publications, training materials and online services for statutory, voluntary and community organisations, and for the general public.
We also work to influence policy development, including Government at the highest levels. We use our knowledge to raise awareness and to help tackle stigma attached to mental illness and learning disabilities.
We reach millions of people every year through our media work, information and online services.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation, London Office, 9th Floor, Sea Containers House, 20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9QB, United Kingdom. Tel: 020 7803 1100. Fax: 020 7803 1111. Email: mhf@mhf.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation, Scotland Office, Merchants House, 30 George Square, Glasgow G2 1EG. Email: scotland@mhf.org.uk Tel: 0141 572 0125.
Registered Charity No: 801130
Rethink
Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
Rethink is a campaigning membership charity as well as the largest voluntary sector provider of mental health services in the UK, supporting around 7,500 people every day of the year. Rethink works to ensure that everyone affected by mental illness has choice support and opportunities to recover a better quality of life.
The views of those with direct experience of mental illness are at the heart of our vision - a vision which will make a real, positive difference to everyone affected by severe mental illness.
Rethink's vision:- We will improve awareness and understanding so that people affected by severe mental illness will be accepted as equal citizens
- We will campaign for breakthroughs in prevention, treatment and care
- We will fight for effective, holistic care and support we can rely on every hour of the day
- We will campaign for a better world where everyone living with severe mental illness can recover a quality of life that brings greater fulfillment
- Rethink is for everyone affected by severe mental illness which includes carers, families and friends.
Rethink Head Office. 5th Floor Royal London House, 22-25, Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1DX Tel: 0845 456 0455 Tel: 0845 456 0455 Fax: 020 7330 9102 Email: info@rethink.org Registered charity number: 271028
MDF The Bipolar Organisation
A user-led organisation providing support nation-wide. Established in 1983 the MDF The BiPolar Organisation is the national user-led organisation and registered charity for people whose lives are affected by manic depression/bipolar disorder.MDF aims to enable people affected by manic depression (bipolar) to take control of their lives through the services that we offer members. These include:
- MDF self help groups, run by and for people with bipolar and their families
- information, publications, quarterly magazine
- employment advice
- the MDF Self Management Training Programme
- STEADY, our young persons' project
- 24-hour Legal Advice Line for employment, legal, benefits and debt issues
- travel insurance scheme
- life assurance scheme
- bulletin boards and chat rooms
We seek to combat the stigma and prejudice experienced by those affected by manic depression/bipolar disorder:
- we campaign for improved services and give members a forum to express their views and experiences.
- we work to develop partnerships with other organisations concerned with mental health.
- we work to educate employers, health care professionals and local communities about manic depression/bipolar disorder
MDF The Bipolar Organisation, Castle Works, 21 St. George's Road, London SE1 6ES Telephone: 08456 340 540 Fax: 020 7793 2639 Email: mdf@mdf.org.uk
