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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

Jasper

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

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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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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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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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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 – Official Unveiling of the Reading Wellbeing Platform: Support Hub

On Friday the 21st of February 2025 Together for Mental Wellbeing officially unveiled the Reading Wellbeing Platform: Support Hub in partnership with Network Rail, Great Western Railway, and British Transport Police.

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Together News – Together delivers service to support Black carers in Southwark

Together is excited to be delivering Black Carers Project Southwark, which is a community-centred pilot initiative dedicated to supporting Black carers and their families in the borough of Southwark.

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

The government has recently released a series of new welfare and employment policies. This includes the reforms to the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), the Back to Work Plan, alongside other changes announced in the 2023 Autumn Statement.

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

After a suicide attempt, John was diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) and psychosis. Although his journey was difficult at times, John has found meaning and happiness through goal setting, learning new coping strategies and sharing his experiences with others.

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

On the 8th of September Bipolar UK celebrated their 40th anniversary with volunteers and ambassadors in Westminster City Hall- the venue where the charity’s first peer support group meeting took place. The 40th birthday event was a chance to say thank you to all the volunteers who Have helped make the world a better place for people with bipolar.

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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.

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