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Action for Mental Health

Action for Mental Health is a partnership between three leading UK mental health charities.

Join thousands of others who have helped us to support people affected by mental illness.

See below to hear from just a few of the people we have been able to help.

Hear their stories

Tom

Thank you from Tom, and Rethink Mental Illness. My name is Tom, and although we’ve never met, I want to say a huge personal thank you to you. As a supporter of Rethink Mental Illness, I truly believe that your kindness and generosity helped to save my life. When I was very unwell, I tried […]

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Andrew

Thank You from Andrew, and Bipolar UK A diagnosis of bipolar inspired me to create an app Andrew Thompson first saw a psychiatrist when he was 19 but was only diagnosed with bipolar at 50. Here he explains how the diagnosis inspired him to develop a Mood Tracker app for Bipolar UK: I had an […]

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Japser

Thank you from Jasper, and Together for Mental Wellbeing. Jasper Thomson previously used Together’s Criminal Justice Community Link Services and and had experienced issues with alcohol abuse and struggling to access mental health support that led to problems with offending that meant he came into contact with the criminal justice system. He first became aware […]

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Payroll Giving is one of the easiest ways to donate to charity. Your gift will come straight from your pay each month, before tax. This means that if you choose to give a gift of £10, it will only cost you £8.

Setting up a regular payroll gift is very simple – just fill in our online form and know that you are donating in one of the most cost effective ways available.

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It’s really easy to increase your monthly donation to Action for Mental Health if you already give. Just let your payroll team know – they’ll have a quick form for you to sign.

Your donations are all tax efficient, which helps both you and Action for Mental Health – and it costs you less than you think!

How your donation is spent

£5 could help pay for guides giving practical information about looking after your mental health

£10 could help pay for a set of self-management course materials for one person

£15 could help provide a support group for up to nine people

£25 could provide a wellbeing training programme for a person with mental health problems

Latest news

Together News – Together staff and volunteers march at Pride 2024

For International Women’s Day 2022 we wanted to speak to some of our staff and volunteers at Together who work specifically supporting women who’ve experienced mental distress and come into contact with the criminal justice system.

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Together News – Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 Theme – Community

February https://lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk/ and the theme for 2022 is Art and Politics focussing on how art and expression have helped to bring about change and justice for the rights of LGBT+ people. For this at Together we will be asking staff and service users who identify as LGBT+ to share examples of art that was inspiring and important to them.

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Rethink News – Welfare and employment announcements: what’s changed?

Alika, 31, lives in London where he has built a life he loves. In addition to raising a young family, he has pursued his passion for music, and you can find him on Instagram @AMNOWFREE. He also recently embarked on an apprenticeship and is a mental health campaigner too.

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Rethink News – “Recovery is a long winding road” – John’s story

After many years of campaigning, we are delighted by today’s announcement that the government will publish draft legislation to reform the Mental Health Act.

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Bipolar UK News – BIPOLAR UK celebrate 40 years of peer support

Bipolar UK are today delighted to announce the appointment of multi award-winning TV and Radio presenter Leah Charles-King as an Ambassador for the charity.

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Bipolar News – Bipolar UK launches new Mood Tracker app

Created by a member of the Bipolar UK community, the charity has launched an expert-approved Mood Tracker app to record daily mood, medications, emotions and sleep. Benefits: track mood and sleep patterns over weeks and months spot any early warning signs of a relapse collect data to share with family and healthcare teams see how […]

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