A window on the mind and brain

2012/2013
A window on the mind and brain
The Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE Research
Special thanks
Introduction
Time to wake up
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We extend our thanks to all of SANE’s supporters.
Without their generosity, kindness and commitment to
mental health, none of what we achieve would be possible.
(P) = SANE Partner
Board of Directors
Chairman - Charles Bracken MBE
John Bowis OBE
David Gladstone CMG
Ian Hay Davison CBE
Patrick MacDougall
Rob Matthews
The Hon Mrs Victoria Russell
Contents
1. Front view of POWIC at Warneford Hospital, Oxford
2. Brain imaging
3. Interior atrium with olive tree
4. From left, HRH Princes Turki and Khalid al-Faisal with Marjorie Wallace
5. Garden of Healing at POWIC.
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Introduction
04 -07
Campaigns
08
Black Dog Campaign
09 - 11
Research
12 - 13
Services
14 - 15
Cyber news
16
Fundraising
17
Celebrity friends
The building was designed by award-winning architect Dr. Demetri Porphyrios.
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Achievements
19
Special thanks
20
Appeal
The vision
POWIC was designed to be a flagship centre of excellence dedicated to establishing the
causes of and better treatments for mental illness. As an international centre it hosts
teams of scientists from different disciplines and acts as a forum to stimulate new ideas,
disseminate information and provide training.
SANE
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Editor: Sara Zmertych
Designer: Kevin Coward
© SANE 2012
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Front cover main image
The stained glass window in the Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE Research
(POWIC) is the creation of artist Anthony Cleyndert who finds that art carries him
through periods of severe mental illness. The window is a representation of the journey
Anthony made in his search for health and greater happiness. It recalls the wonderful
memories of childhood and arriving at his grandparents’ house for summer holidays. “I
hope that someone looking at the window will see something beautiful.”
Meeting the challenge of mental illness
Knowledge heals
POWIC was opened in February 2003 by HRH The Prince of Wales, founding patron of
SANE. The centre was funded by the late King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, matched by
a gift from the Xylas family, owners of the Greek shipping business through Nicolas and
Matti Egon, and a donation from His Majesty The Sultan of Brunei.
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Campaigns
Counting the Costs
The association between
psychological distress and mortality
It has already been shown that severe mental illness can reduce a
person’s life expectancy by up to 20 years. The reasons range from
people neglecting their physical health and smoking, to taking their
own lives. It worsens the prognosis for other potentially life-threatening conditions such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
found that more serious mental health conditions raised the risk by
two-thirds. These increased risks came after lifestyle factors such as
smoking and drinking had been taken into account.
But an arresting piece of new research has been published in the
British Medical Journal which followed the medical records of 68,000
people over a period of 10 years, matching those records with ones
relating to premature deaths from physical illness.
The reality is complex and not yet sufficiently understood. The
figures should not be a cause for alarm but they do highlight the
importance of attending to the physical health of people with
mental health problems. This is an area where symptoms can still be
sorely overlooked or misinterpreted when a person with a diagnosis
of mental illness seeks medical help.
This study found that even moderately severe mental health
problems, such as anxiety and depression, increased the risk of
dying earlier than the rest of the population by 16 per cent. It also
It is clear that it is vital to treat both mental and physical symptoms
with equal care and to support people with mental health
conditions to adopt and sustain healthier lifestyles.
Lord Milo Douglas – a preventable death
Why was Lord Milo Douglas not
admitted to hospital when he said
he was in an acute state of mental
distress? Instead he was caught
in the interlocking wheels of
community treatment teams which,
despite frequent visits, collectively
failed to assess the gravity of his
deteriorating state of mind and
spiralling despair. In the last fortnight
of his life, Milo persistently asked
to see a consultant psychiatrist but
was denied the opportunity. In fact,
throughout his last breakdown, he
never encountered a consultant.
After speaking with the nurse at
his GP surgery, she contacted the
crisis team who failed to respond as
they were in a meeting. A few days
later, Milo went to the fifth floor of
a nearby block of flats in Bayswater,
London and took his own life.
Lord Milo Douglas suffered from bipolar disorder for ten years
until his death at the age of 34. He worked as a teacher and a
charity worker and was considered by everyone who knew him as
a kind, charming and caring young man.
This article appeared in The Telegraph magazine, 28th May 2011
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Meeting the challenge of mental illness
At the inquest, which SANE attended
to support the family, the NHS
Trust said that there had been no
”key omissions” in terms of his care:
psychiatrists did not have to see
every patient and Milo had been
assessed as not in imminent danger
and treatable at home.
His mother Alexa, Marchioness
of Queensberry, disagrees. She is
convinced that the lack of care Milo
received reveals fatal flaws in NHS
psychiatric services.
“How much more do you have to do to
prove that you desperately need help
and are at risk of killing yourself?” she
says, ”I know his death could have
been avoided.”
SANE has attended scores of inquests
and independent inquiries and
witnessed the same catalogue
of failures. Families continue to
be sidelined and when the worst
happens the Trust has a phalanx
of lawyers, PR consultants and
professionals closing ranks to protect
each other, while those closely
affected can be brickwalled in their
attempts to find out the truth.
Campaigns
No health without
mental health
Some figures
• At least one in four people will experience a mental health problem during their life.
• One in six adults has a mental health problem at any one time.
• Almost half of adults will experience at least one episode of depression during
their lifetime.
• One in ten children aged between 5 and 16 has a mental health condition.
The government’s new strategic vision, No Health Without Mental Health, pledges to tackle
the personal, social and economic costs of mental ill-health and give equal weight to mental
and physical health – now enshrined in the Act giving effect to the health reforms.
An Implementation Framework sets out detailed plans.
This is an ambitious blueprint, and there has been a welcome £400 million allocated
to promote psychological therapies. But without a price tag on future investment, the
framework remains an unattainable aspiration, particularly in the face of current cuts and
reports that people are struggling to find consistent, specialist help. It is as though we are
being given the design and scaffolding for the new structure without the funds for the
‘bricks and mortar’ necessary for the fundamental care of people in crisis and those with
long-term and enduring mental illness.
Your Personal Best
We are delighted to have been part
of the Your Personal Best campaign
developed by GlaxoSmithKline (Official
Laboratory Services Provider for
London 2012) in association with
NHS London to coincide with the
Olympics.
SANE and other partner organisations
attended the launch with Len
Goodman and Arlene Philips of Strictly
Come Dancing Fame, who were
encouraging people over 55 with
long-term conditions including mental
ill-health to lead a more active lifestyle.
Suicide prevention strategy
The facts
• Suicide is one of the three leading causes of mortality for people aged between 15 and 44.
• There are more than 4,000 deaths from suicide each year in England – more than those
killed on the road.
• There has been a slight increase in the number of people taking their lives in the last two years.
To complement the mental health strategy,
the government has published a new
suicide prevention strategy identifying six
key areas for action including:
• reducing access to harmful websites
• improving support for people with mental
health problems and those who self-harm
• providing better help to families
• giving support to those bereaved by
suicide.
SANE has welcomed the strategy, in
particular inclusion of the needs of families.
Our experience is that families, carers
and close friends are often best placed
to help prevent suicides, but can feel
unsure about how to intervene. They also
frequently find themselves excluded from
discussions about an individual’s care plan
due to concerns about confidentiality. We
hope the new measures will mean that
families can turn to doctors and others for
guidance and strategies so that they have
more understanding and confidence in
their ability to help in preventing tragic
outcomes.
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Campaigns
Campaigns
Does cannabis
damage the developing
adolescent brain?
The debate about the
dangers of cannabis has
in recent years focused
increasingly on the dangers
to people’s mental health,
specifically the question
of whether cannabis use
in adolescence can lead to
both short term and long
term mental illnesses such as
schizophrenia.
But startling new research
indicates that cannabis can also
cause irreversible cognitive
decline in those who smoke it
frequently when they are in their
early teens. Around 1,000 people
in the New Zealand Dunedin
Longitudinal Study were tested
periodically from birth to 38
years old. They were asked
about their cannabis use and
given a range of psychometric
tests to ascertain their mental
functioning, such as IQ,
arithmetic and verbal reasoning.
The disturbing finding was
that those who used cannabis
four or more times a week
from the age of 13 experienced
an average 8-point drop in
their IQ and a reduction in
other cognitive abilities. More
worryingly, those who took the
drug in adolescence but then
gave up showed no reversal in
this decline (unlike those who
took it during adulthood and
subsequently gave up).
While not without its limitations,
this study adds to existing
evidence that the harmful
chemicals in cannabis can
have a drastic effect on the
development of the brains
How did you come to be
involved with the charity and
become a Director? What
do you see as SANE’s main
strengths and the challenges
facing charities at the
moment?
Interview with
John Bowis OBE,
SANE Board
Director
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I got to know and to value
SANE when I was a Health
Minister with responsibilities
that included mental health.
Marjorie’s campaigning vision
and SANEline’s practical
support for people with mental
health problems were both
impressive and helpful to me
as we wrestled with the policy
Meeting the challenge of mental illness
of some young people and
lead to lasting problems in
later life, including reduced
career prospects and broken
relationships.
SANE has long campaigned
about the specific dangers of
cannabis, especially in its more
toxic forms such as skunk, to the
developing brain. Not everyone
is affected – as Professor Sir
Robin Murray of the Institute
of Psychiatry has noted – the
drug may be responsible for
around 10 per cent of new cases
of schizophrenia. But for the
significant minority who are
susceptible, it can mean years
of mental anguish – and to
their families relentless worry
and despair. We accept that
certain chemical compounds in
cannabis, such as Tetrahydrocanchallenges in government.
(I also knew Lord Mottistone,
who was a fountain of good
advice in the field and devoted
to SANE’s work.) It was a time
when public confidence in the
Care in the Community policy
was shaken by a number of
violent incidents and by the
unacceptable gaps in the
spectrum of care and discharge
proceedings.
The challenges were awesome
but so was the determination
of people like Marjorie and the
team to join in the debate and
help us find solutions. SANE’s
nabinol (THC), can be useful
in medicine: for alleviating the
symptoms of multiple sclerosis,
providing relief from pain and
acting as a vital relaxant. (But this
is in a controlled medical setting).
Another compound, Cannabidiol
(CBD), appears to have antipsychotic properties and it may
be telling that there is very little
of this compound in modern
varieties of skunk. This study and
others show there needs to be
more research to find out who is
vulnerable to the toxic effects of
cannabis. Until we know more,
we must give strong and realistic
messages to young people of its
potential to harm and rob them
of their futures.
To read about further
research, refer to page 9 for
work at POWIC.
strengths are its practical
support through the unique
helpline, the pioneering
research work of POWIC,
the way it has kept close to
policymakers and practitioners.
So I was really pleased when,
after my decade in the House of
Commons, I was invited to join
the Board.
As President of Health First
Europe and a former MEP,
what are the main areas
of importance now in the
provision of help for those
with mental health problems
both in the UK and Europe?
Historic day at the House of Commons
Parliament held the first full Commons debate on mental health with
cross -party support in June of this year. Seven MPs were responsible
for requesting the debate, chief amongst them Nicky Morgan, MP
for Loughborough and Charles Walker MP, Co -Chair of the All -Party
Parliamentary Group on Mental Health and supporter of SANE’s Black
Dog Campaign.
The debate offered a no holds barred account of the state of mental
health and was notable for the brave confessions of four MPs who
spoke candidly about their own experiences of mental illness.
A big Thank You
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the people
who have contacted SANE and volunteered to use their
stories for media case studies, thereby supporting SANE and
our campaigns.
If you would like to be a media case study, please email
[email protected] with the subject title ‘Media case
study’, or phone 020 7422 5564.
“On occasions it [obsessive compulsive disorder] is manageable and on
occasions it becomes quite difficult. It takes one to some quite dark places. I
operate to the rule of four, so I have to do everything in evens. I have to wash
my hands four times and I have to go in and out of a room four times.”
Conservative MP Charles Walker has suffered from Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder for the last 31 years. He has kindly agreed to be a
SANE Ambassador.
At a time of economic difficulty
across the world but certainly
in Europe, the fact is that
more people will have mental
health needs and budgets
are inevitably restricted and
scaled back. Cuts in mental
health services are a false
economy. You cannot have
healthy economies without
healthy people and that means
healthy in body and in mind. I
don’t think Finance Ministers
understand this.
Do you notice differences of
approach between the UK
and Europe in combating
stigma and prejudice?
When I visit other countries in
Europe and beyond I find many
of the same problems we face
at home. My friends in Greece
are desperately trying to save
the progress they made, with
European Union help, after
the scandal of the inhumane
incarceration on the island of
Leros. In the Czech Republic
they have yet to consign their
caged beds to history without
resorting to other forms of
physical restraint and seclusion.
In Bulgaria and Ukraine I have
visited hospitals which are
Special thanks go to:
Caitlin Haigh, Natalie Wood, Sheila Rothwell, Cecilia Levy,
Daniel Levy, Lorna Lake, Caroline Fish, Sophia Gill, Sandra
Waddington, Wendy Ward, Zena Marshall, Daniel Lane, Philip
Wood, Alex Jacobs, Julia Salmon, Caroline Carr, David and
Barbara Gale.
insanitary and overcrowded.
In Africa I think I have visited
more countries where people
look at you blankly when you
ask about their mental health
services than ones where they
have limited provision. I do
not make judgements on any
of these countries, because I
know they are struggling with
limited resources to reform past
policies and because I know
our own system is by no means
up to the standard we should
expect - too much seclusion,
too many powerful drugs, too
little empowerment of patients.
What areas of mental
health policy are you most
passionate about?
Let me pick out three: the
defeat of stigma, which is such
a cruel added burden to that
of living with the disorder
and the side effects of its
treatment; the involvement of
individuals in decisions that
affect them; and the provision
of services, with which and in
which I should be comfortable
if I or a member of my close
family were to be in need of
treatment and care.
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Research
Black Dog Campaign
Black Dog goes to work
SANE’s anti-stigma and mental health initiative: Black Dog Campaign is helping to
raise awareness of depression and other mental illnesses, reduce stigma and
encourage people to seek emotional support from SANE Services. Our eye-catching
sculptures have been on display throughout the UK and serve as enduring symbols
of acceptance, hope, understanding and compassion.
The Black Dog Campaign has now moved into the workplace, and has been adopted by leading firms including
Deloitte, Citibank, Clifford Chance, Legal & General and Ryden. Stress is the biggest cause of long-term
absence from work, and sadly six out of ten employees wouldn’t feel comfortable disclosing a problem to their
employer. Taking the campaign into the workplace is helping to change this culture and serves as an important
focal point for organisational mental health, wellbeing, diversity programmes and initiatives.
“We recognise the stigma that can be
attached to mental illness and we are proud
to be partnering with SANE on the Black Dog
Campaign to show that we are as committed to
supporting those who experience mental illness
as much as those who suffer any physical illness
or condition.”
David Bickerton, Managing Partner,
Clifford Chance
As part of their CSR outreach with a local
school, Clifford Chance encouraged children
to get involved with the campaign by painting
a coat for their Black Dog sculpture. Deloitte
held a design competition amongst their
staff and this included choosing a compelling
name. SANE is now looking into providing
mental health training; our view is that this
training is most effective when conducted
in the context of a wider mental health
programme. This can then be supported by
creative engagement tools such as Send a
Text Save a Life that reinforce the training
experience and lead to lasting, positive results
in culture, climate and practice.
Unlocking the secrets
of the mind and brain
Prince of Wales International Centre for
SANE Research (Powic)
POWIC now hosts five teams of researchers. Besides Professor Tim Crow, SANE’s
Honorary Scientific Director who continues his neuroscientific research into the
origins of psychosis, there are Professor Mark Williams, Director of the Oxford
Mindfulness Centre; Professors Guy Goodwin and John Geddes who together run
the OXTEXT Project; Professor Daniel Freeman, a leading expert in paranoia and
Outi Benson, Manager of SANE’s Psychosocial Research Team currently working on
our suicide prevention programme both in Oxford and London.
Paranoia at POWIC
Daniel Freeman is a Professor of Clinical Psychology who moved from King’s
College London to POWIC in 2011. On moving into the premises, Daniel said,
“I’m absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to carry out research in the first class
facilities of POWIC.”
David Bickerton with pupil Harvey Cantrill Baker from Thomas
Tallis School, who won the competition for the best Black Dog
coat design – Cogs of the Mind
We’re also working with Citibank on a joint event to
recognise International Day of Persons with Disabilities;
this year the Citi theme is mental health. In preparation
for Citibank’s involvement in the Black Dog Campaign we
are also facilitating mental health strategy workshops with
their management and business leaders.
Find out more:
www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/black_dog/bd_partners/
Black Dog Down Under
SANE is working with the Black Dog Institute: a research, educational and clinical
facility based in Australia specialising in mood disorders, with which Matthew
Johnstone is associated.
The institute undertakes research into the prevention, early intervention, treatment and
recovery of depression and bipolar disorder. E-mental health web applications are a
specialism of Black Dog Institute, and we are keen to incorporate this into our approach.
We are looking at ways to bring myCompass – an online application for managing
mental health - to a UK audience via SANE’s website and social media.
Over the past ten years there has been increased
awareness of the prevalence of paranoia in the
general population. There is a spectrum of severity,
ranging from suspicious thoughts easily dismissed
to the kind of persecutory delusions often experienced
by people with schizophrenia. Alongside recognition
of the nature and extent of paranoia, great strides have
been made in understanding the causes.
A participant
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reality headset,
which is
connected to
a computer, with
a simulated
environment
played out
before their eyes.
For this
particular study,
the simulated
‘neutral’
environment is
a tube
carriage.
Daniel Freeman has written extensively on mental health for the
general public. You Can Be Happy is his latest book co-authored
with Jason Freeman. It draws on three of the most significant
currents in psychology today:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), mindfulness and
positive psychology.
The effects of cannabis on the brain
In one study Professor Freeman and his team are researching
whether cannabis can lead directly to paranoid experiences
and, if so, why. They are using a state of the art virtual reality
laboratory, funded by the Medical Research Council to aid
this investigation.
After extensive assessments participants in a randomised
controlled trial are either injected with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive chemical in cannabis, or given
a placebo. They then enter the virtual reality setting, in this
case a tube carriage, and report on their perceptions of the
computer characters in the train and how, in an apparently
neutral environment, they can seem hostile and threatening.
The study will lead to a greater understanding of why some
people become paranoid. Professor Freeman and his team
also believe that virtual reality can be used in the future for
treatment. As patients learn to feel safer in computer-generated environments, they can take that new found confidence
into the real world.
Refer to page 6 for SANE’s campaign position on cannabis.
For more information on paranoia and relevant books, visit www.paranoidthoughts.com
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Research
Research
Recent research on psychosis by Professor Crow
“To take a further step in research, I
have recently summarised what we
know about psychosis.
Some things have been known for a
long time, for example that psychoses
occur across all populations probably
at about the same rate. This was
certainly the opinion of psychiatrists
at the end of the 19th century. It is
also clear that the range of features of
psychosis are relatively similar across
the societies of the world. Indeed,
there are a series of syndromes
ranging from those described as schizophrenic, mainly including
hallucinations and delusions, to those that are more mood
related such as manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Another well-known fact is the age of onset. Psychosis may
occur throughout adult life from late teenage onwards and is
partly dependent on gender. Onsets are earlier in males than in
females, probably by two or three years on average. This is one
of the best established findings.
In the last few decades, research has found that many illnesses
are preceded by similar symptoms, characterised by fleeting
delusions and hallucinations, often relatively short lasting and
experienced during the course of childhood or adolescence.
It seems, therefore, there is a predisposition waiting to be
expressed and researchers are interested in whether it is possible
to prevent the development of psychosis.
Opinion is growing that psychosis does not exist as discrete
categories of illness but rather as a spectrum with one pattern
of symptoms merging into another;
for example some illnesses are
described as schizoaffective rather than
schizophrenic.
There is substantial evidence that there
are structural changes in the brain, a
fact established over 30 years ago with
the use of computerised tomography at
Northwick Park Hospital. More recently,
research has shown that the nature of
the change is significant. The structural
changes may be both lateralised i.e,
favouring one side of the brain and
different according to gender. The lateralisation suggests it is related
to language, something that may identify Homo sapiens as a species.
We also know that symptoms respond up to a point to medication,
but the reason for this is unclear. You could take the view that
given we understand so little about psychosis we are fortunate to
have medications at all. A recent problem for the pharmaceutical industry, however, is their uncertainty over ways to improve
existing medications.
SANE’s psychosocial research team
are currently conducting pioneering
research into suicide prevention funded
by the BIG Lottery Research Programme
and by the James Wentworth-Stanley
Memorial Fund.
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Work on mindfulness continues at POWIC. Spending a little time each
day practicing mindfulness has proved to bring about an ease of being
which people find surprisingly liberating.
SANE is working with Mark Williams to bring the method to a wider
audience. At the Oxford Mindfulness Centre within POWIC, the team are
training clinicians, health workers and members of the general public.
They are also continuing to research the psychological mechanisms
underlying mindfulness therapy and have started new projects which
include applying its approaches to childbirth and parenting.
A book in mind
Professor Mark Williams’ latest book: Mindfulness. A Practical Guide
to Finding Peace in a Frantic World reveals how training the mind
and body can help anyone through the chaos and complexity of
modern life. The book is based on Mindfulness-based Cognitive
Therapy (MBCT). The method, which was co-developed by
Although there has been considerable
focus on suicide rates and associated
risk factors, until now very little
research has been conducted into the
personal experience of those who have
attempted suicide and the people
closest to them. As many people who
die by suicide are not in contact with
mental health services, it is ordinary
people who stand the most chance
of preventing suicides; the friends,
colleagues, neighbours and family
members of those whose lives are at risk.
Currently there isn’t enough support
True Colours and the OXTEXT Programme
OXTEXT postcards designed by Neil Hamilton
made available to both patient and their
clinician as a coloured graph which means
they can be viewed at any time and can be
acted upon quickly if symptoms are seen to
increase in intensity.
and information to help members of
the public spot the danger signs. The
intention is that the findings of this
new research will enable more people
to prevent suicide by recognising
and responding to indications that
someone may be suicidal.
Health care professionals will also
benefit from increased insight into
the process of suicide, for example,
by helping them respond more
empathically to people in suicidal
distress and their families.
We are currently looking for participants
to help with this research. If you have
attempted suicide in the last five years
and are interested in taking part, please
contact Outi at:
[email protected]
or on 020 7422 5537.
Professor Mark Williams,
Director of the Oxford
Mindfulness Centre, POWIC
Professor Mark Williams, is recommended by the National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence and can be as effective as drugs
for preventing depression. MBCT is also effective for people who
aren’t diagnosed as depressed but who struggle to keep up with
the constant demands of the modern world.
Everyone agrees that genetics is somehow relevant to the
causation of psychosis, but exactly how and what genes might be
involved is highly controversial. Perhaps we are dealing with a type
of variation not hitherto adequately investigated. The main focus
has been on the possibility that the sequence of the genetic code
is changed in some people and this predisposes them to psychosis.
An alternative view is that we are dealing with variation in people
that modifies the expression of genes rather than changes in the
gene sequence itself. Perhaps we need to understand the basic
genetic mechanisms in order to make progress.”
Suicide prevention
Outi Benson
Research Manager
Disentangling the mind
Professor John R.
Geddes is the Director
of the Oxford
Cognitive Health and
Neuroscience Clinical
Trials Unit where he
leads the OXTEXT project
with Guy Goodwin,
Professor of Psychiatry at
the University of Oxford.
OXTEXT is a research programme which
is developing and evaluating low cost
systems for helping people with bipolar
disorder manage their condition, together
with their clinician. The aim is to assess the
impact of mood monitoring using a system
called True Colours and to see its effect on
health outcomes.
The True Colours mood monitoring
system uses text messaging and emails to
collect patient reports in which patients
themselves give ratings for their depression
and mania. These ratings are promptly
“There is a critical window of time, perhaps
even hours, between a person becoming aware
of the early warning signs of deterioration in
their mood and major relapse”, says Professor
Geddes. True Colours could help prevent the
delays in accessing a GP and other services
which would help avoid severe episodes and
may even be life saving.
Results to date have shown that people with
bipolar disorder, using the True Colours service,
achieve better mood stability and the service
is more acceptable than standard approaches
to treatment. By identifying the precipitants of
mood changes through the True Colours chart,
patients can achieve a better understanding
of their condition and gain control over
distressing symptoms.
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Services
Services
An SMS from
SANE to you
Textcare will be run by our
counsellors and therapists
using, for the first time,
text messages as an extra
dimension of our on-going
emotional support.
People who contact us, either
by phone or by email, are
currently offered the option
of a Call Back Service from our
professional team.
Now, in addition they will be
able to receive text messages
which will arrive at agreed
times “hot spots” when they
may feel particularly isolated
or distressed. This could be
weekends or evenings when
friends and family are busy and
other sources of help are not
available. The texts will be sent
not only to people with mental
health problems but carers who
may be anxious or isolated.
The advantage of the Textcare
Service is that it is flexible
and accessible. A text can
be received without
the individual having to leave
home, or make any special
arrangements to be available,
and can be accessed via the
most basic of mobile phones.
The service offers personal care
messages relevant to people of
all ages, which can be sent at
times agreed with the individual,
i.e. reminders for medication to
be taken, appointments to be
kept or a simple encouragement
to use self-help strategies
during difficult encounters and
meetings. The overriding
message is that people
are valued and
that they are being ‘held in
mind’ – an accepted practice in
therapeutic relationships.
The new Textcare Service
will enable the
Services Team
SANE’s Textcare Service is
a distinct therapeutic part
of our existing services and
is another way in which we
are extending our
reach using modern
technologies.
Send a Text
Save a Life...
...is an initative to encourage
and guide people to take action
when they are concerned
about the welfare of someone
they care about, before
problems escalate.
The simple act of sending a short text message to
let a person know they are not alone may reduce
distress, signpost them to further sources of help
or even save a life.
to reach an estimated 1,500
more people in the first year
alone, who may otherwise
feel lonely, adrift, rejected or
misunderstood.
Often when we notice that someone we care about
is uncharacteristically withdrawn, sad or troubled an
initial reaction is to feel nervous as if treading on egg
shells and we don’t quite know how to express our
concern. Send a Text Save a Life gives an easy way
to show that we care, and it could be just the right
message at a difficult time.
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Sending a text message can save a person from
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them realise that others care about their wellbeing
and help is available.
Here are some scenarios when Send a Text Save a Life
can be most effective:
1. T o connect with a friend, colleague or loved one
who you know is ill or going through a difficult
time even if the person may live far away.
2. When somebody doesn’t seem ‘quite themselves’,
they may appear tired all the time or they may
have lost their sparkle.
3. When somebody displays warning signs of mental
ill-health such as:
Image specially designed for SANE by Matthew Johnstone
Receiving a message, for
example, on the anniversary
of a bereavement, can help
a person feel remembered
and cared for.
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“I’ve noticed you’ve
been a bit quiet lately.
If there’s anything you’d
like to have a chat about,
I’m here and willing to
listen or you may like
to call SANE for free
confidential emotional
support.”
Examples of signs used with kind permission from
The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
For more information on Send a Text Save a Life go to
www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/send_a_text/
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Cyber news
SANE widens the net
Harnessing the power of the internet
By harnessing the power of the internet
and developing our use of social media
-Twitter, Facebook and You Tube - SANE
has quickly established a thriving
online community fuelled by the Black
Dog Campaign.
Susie posted her art work and wrote, “another ‘black dog’ whose leash
I’m trying to hold on to”.
The community now has 8,000
members, all connected by an interest
in sharing experiences, offering
encouragement and bringing mental
health to an even wider audience. It
offers an additional and immediate way
to show support for SANE and allows for
feedback on the work we do. In turn, we
refer to contributions and posts shared
through the website to help inform our
services, campaigning and research
initiatives.
A favoured activity for members
is sharing creative experiences.
Channelling difficult thoughts and
emotions into drawing, painting,
Garlic and Sapphires screenshot
Daniel Lane
Daniel Lane is a graphic designer and a photographer.
He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder a few years ago.
In learning ways to cope, he took inspiration from artists
who use their life stories to inform their art and went on to
produce a short film entitled Garlic and Sapphires.
Daniel says of his work, “This project represents how I see the
world when I’m experiencing paranoia, elation, anxiety, rapid
thoughts, delusions – and how these feelings co-exist in a
broken cadence. With the subject in mind, I have projected my
world onto the streets of London and into something I hope
others can relate to.”
The film is available to watch on our website:
www.sane.org.uk/resources/video_gallery/189/1,
and has been shared via our social media channels.
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photography and writing serves an
important part in helping to manage
mental health and support recovery.
Self expression has the potential to
open a new world of emotional support
and the responses from others can
be an invaluable companion in the
often lonely journey through mental
illness. Acknowledging each others’
contributions helps cultivate a spirit of
acceptance and validation.
Amyc [username] posted the following
message on the SANE website “I have
started this blog to document my journey
as a way to share with others the ups and
downs of borderline [personality disorder]
and a way of helping myself through.”
A message in response, “I am very
touched by your blog...I find writing has
really helped me to express myself too, I
will look forward to reading your posts
and poems.”
Cyber news
Black Dog Tribe
SANE is expanding its online reach by
acquiring ownership of the popular social
media platform Black Dog Tribe (BDT)
inspired by comedian and actress Ruby
Wax and internet entrepreneur
Dr Nina Storms.
SANE’s website and the BDT site together
attract 60,000 unique visitors a month, making
it one of the most dominant social networking
sites of its kind. The ‘marriage’ of the two sites
has the potential to reach and help many more
people both nationally and internationally.
BDT was founded in 2011 as a social networking
platform for those affected by depression
and other mental health conditions, in which
like minded people can find their own ‘tribe’
and share experiences in a supportive online
community. The site consists of forums, blogs,
daily news and mental health information.
From the beginning, BDT collaborated with
SANE in the development of web content and
professional support.
The possibility of extending the reach of SANE’s
online community through BDT is an exciting
development. Looking to the future, with the
sophisticated technology already invested, SANE
will enable people with mental health problems
to connect with each other, access videocounselling, keep up to date with global mental
health news and combine monitored peer group
support with speedy access to professional help
such as SANE’s Services.
“Marjorie and I toast the
betrothal of SANE’s Black Dog
Campaign and our Black Dog
Tribe. We hope that they will
have a family of thousands,
whom we will welcome to our
new home.”
Ruby Wax
www.blackdogtribe.com
“You are the only charity for which I’ve
written more articles without being asked, because I
think your campaigns have a real chance of fighting stigma”
Misty, SANE supporter and blogger.
Follow CharitySANE on Twitter and connect to us via Facebook and You
Tube where you can share ‘links’ and ’likes’.
If you haven’t done so already, please register with the SANE Community
and encourage your friends to do so as well.
www.sane.org.uk/how_you_can_help/sane_community/
“We are delighted that we have been able to give our site to a charity like SANE. They have been pioneers in providing a telephone
helpline and are experienced in giving trustworthy, knowledgeable and caring contact for people in need of advice, support and
direction. They offer a truly welcoming environment and share our vision in being independent, objective and pragmatic.”
Dr Nina Storms
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Fundraising
Celebrity friends
Get motivated
SANE has a wonderful community of inspiring
fundraisers who support mental health in a range of
imaginative ways. Here are some highlights...
Friends, vice patrons and ambassadors
Adam Ant’s coat design ‘Helping Hands.’
Pupils at City of London Academy Islington
complete 5K walk
8 months,
2,600 miles...
and Poppy
the Springer
Spaniel
MEC Global get ‘Motivated’
Staff at media agency MEC Global raised £2,515
for SANE by organising a day of fundraising
activities. Fitness guru Mr Motivator helped
prepare staff for the day, which included riding
an eight-seater human powered vehicle around
Hyde Park!
SANE supporter
Stuart Jessup and
his dog Poppy
completed
a 2,600 mile
walk around
the edge of
England, raising
over £10,000 for
mental health,
and promoting
awareness along the way. Supported by his wife
Kate, Stuart described the challenge:
“In some ways I’d be quite happy to carry on with
the walk, it’s almost become my life over the past
eight months or so ...it’s been tremendous and
a far more positive experience than I expected. I
keep a mood diary which I’ve done for years, as a
way of managing my depression. I score moods
out of five and for the past year along the walk it’s
been mainly fours and fives.”
Adam Ant
During the Summer,
musician Adam Ant unveiled
a Black Dog sculpture,
sporting a colourful coat
of ‘Helping Hands’ with
uplifting messages. Named
Elvis after his own pet
dog, and situated in Island
Gardens on the banks of
the River Thames, Adam’s
interest in mental health
and supporting the Black
Dog Campaign is rooted
in his own experiences of
depression.
Dame Judi Dench CH
Between Skyfall, The Best Exotic
Marigold Hotel, and the other
calls on her goodwill, Judi Dench
finds time to encourage us.
SANE has been chosen as the John
Lewis Corporate Partners’ Charity
of the Year for 2012-2014. A staff
vote secured this wonderful result,
which will see partners involved in
lots of exciting fundraising activities,
including a 340 mile London to
Dusseldorf cycling challenge.
Eddie Nestor –
BBC presenter
“I have worked with SANE and
the magnificent Marjorie Wallace
to ‘normalize’ mental health
since I joined BBC London 94.9 in
2002. Here’s to the next decade”.
Incoming and outgoing resources
Raising money in memory
TV writer Paul Coates, and his brother-in-law
Paul Johnson, completed a 210 mile coast to
coast walk in memory of Mr Coates’ brother,
Colin. Paul told us: “I try to find positives in life,
and one of the few positives I can say that came
from Colin’s decision was that, in my grief, I
discovered walking. I find such calm and personal
reward in a long day’s walk.
“I am lucky enough to have a brother-in-law,
Paul Johnson, who is the perfect walking partner.
He too found pleasure in walking following the
death of his father, Pete, of a heart attack, in 2008.
Together, we walk, talk, view the amazing country
we live in, and ignore blisters as we become
walking robots.
“To give ourselves a much needed push, and to
do something in memory of Colin, we chose to
walk for SANE.”
Thank you to both Pauls for raising £2,500.
SANE’s income comes mainly from
voluntary donations – from people
like you – who support us through
single and regular donations,
fundraising initiatives and legacies.
We spend 87% of our income
on our core aims: providing
help, conducting research and
campaigning.
If you would like to fundraise for SANE, we’d love to hear from you! Please contact 0207 422 5544 or [email protected]
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Known for his innovative
and individual style, Adam
first came to prominence
during the late 70s and early
80s as the flamboyant lead
singer of the post punk band
Adam and the Ants. Now
enjoying a revival of his
musical career, SANE and
Adam’s fans were thrilled
when he brought his artistry
to providing this fabulous
design for a Black Dog.
After his stint in Island
Gardens, Elvis will take up
residence in Soho Square in
the West End, London.
We would like to extend a thank you to our friends, vice-patrons and ambassadors.
Clive Anderson
Adam Ant
Jane Asher
Rowan Atkinson
Lynda Bellingham
Professor Colin Blakemore FRS
Hon FRCP
Cherie Booth QC
Frank Bruno MBE
Sally Brampton
Rory Bremner
Michael Buerk
Alastair Campbell
Stephanie Cole OBE
Dr Mark Collins
Barry Cryer OBE
Ray Davies CBE
Dame Judi Dench
Jenny Eclair
Edward Fox OBE
Sir David Frost
Hattie Hayridge
Marie Helvin
Ian Hislop
Barry Humphries AO CBE
Virginia Ironside
Sir Jeremy Isaacs
Matthew Johnstone
Gary Kemp
Ross Kemp
Rt Hon Lord Kinnock
Beverley Knight MBE
Joanna Lumley OBE
Nick Mason
Ian McShane
Sir Jonathan Miller CBE
David Mitchell
James Naughtie
Eddie Nestor
Judith Owen
Michael Palin CBE
Trevor Phillips OBE
Tim Pigott-Smith
Griff Rhys Jones
Nick Ross
Gerald Scarfe CBE
Ian Shaw
Harry Shearer
Timothy Spall OBE
Juliet Stevenson CBE
Alastair Stewart OBE
Carole Stone
KT Tunstall
Ruby Wax
Fay Weldon CBE
Victoria Wood CBE
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Achievements
A farewell, an
Honour and a
link with the past
Board of Directors
Chairman - Charles Bracken MBE
John Bowis OBE
David Gladstone CMG
Ian Hay Davison CBE
Patrick MacDougall
Rob Matthews
The Hon Mrs Victoria Russell
Contents
Front cover main image
The stained glass window in the Prince of Wales International Centre for SANE Research
(POWIC) is the creation of artist Anthony Cleyndert who finds that art carries him
through periods of severe mental illness. The window is a representation of the journey
Anthony made in his search for health and greater happiness. It recalls the wonderful
memories of childhood and arriving at his grandparents’ house for summer holidays. “I
hope that someone looking at the window will see something beautiful.”
1. Front view of POWIC at Warneford Hospital, Oxford
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POWIC was designed to be a flagship centre of excellence dedicated to establishing the
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causes of and better treatments for mental illness. As an international centre it hosts
teams of scientists from different disciplines and acts as a forum to stimulate new ideas,
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The BaronIntroduction
Mottistone CBE
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Meeting the
the challenge
challenge of
of mental
mental illness
illness
Meeting
Special thanks
We extend our thanks to all of SANE’s supporters.
Without their generosity, kindness and commitment to
mental health, none of what we achieve would be possible.
(P) = SANE Partner
Individuals
Priya Acharya
Lara Adams (P)
Anna Albright
Felicity Amber
Eddie Aydon
David Barrere
Mrs & Mr H Beatty
Susan Bedack
Verity Bengough
Sir & Lady Michael & Christine Bett
Mr & Mrs M Bicknell
Rosie Birch
Mrs A M & J B Blacklock
M Bond
Diana Boulter
Ann Bowtell
Elizabeth Boyling
Charles Bracken MBE (P)
Charles Bracken Jnr (P)
Mr T B Bramley
Mr R C Brewer (P)
Susan Brooks
Susannah Brough
Marie Brown
Tim Cadbury
Mrs B V Carr
Hayley Clay-Smith
Patricia Coles
Chris Colley
Dr Mark Collins
Carlo Colombotti
Siska Concannon
Kevin Corrigan (P)
Mr M F Daniel
Ian Hay Davison CBE (P)
Damon De Laszlo
Colin Dix
Mrs C Dolman
Stephen Donnolly
Diana Dutton
Dr Elza Eapen
Mr & Mrs A F Eastwood
Michael Eaton (P)
Sue Edyvean
Jane Ellwood
Katherine Evans
Helen Fay
Miss L Fluker
Jim Foley
Renee Forsyth
Charlotte Franklin
Angela Fuller
Mr & Mrs A Furlong
Mr J N Gammon
David Gladstone (P)
Miss C K Grew
Colleen Gruenwald
David Grundy
Brian Harden
Amanda Head
Michael Hewson
Mrs C E Hillas
Caroline Hiller
Bobbie Hindman
Clare Hine
Jessica Irfan
Chris Jack
Ceri James
Sir Simon Jenkins (P)
Stuart & Kate Jessup
Darren Jones
Adrian Lees
Sam Levine
Karen Levy
Mildred Loss
Annie Macdonald
Charlie MacQuaker
Tony Malcolm
Zakia Malcolm
George Materna
Johnny McGlynn
Caroline Mclaren
Mr & Mrs C & G McMinn
Jonathan Miller (P)
John Mills (P)
Barry Mitchell
Mr D Moore
Mr W Nagel
Mr Eddie Nestor
Shaun Nicholls
Ms M Nolan
Maria Oinn
Kamal Oomerjee
Michael Palin CBE (P)
Kim Parkash
Mr R M S Parsons
Jonathan Paul
Jenny Perrins
Dr Jeremy Pfeffer
Mrs J M Punton
Michael Quinlan
Steven Real
Michael Redwood
Dr Hilary Reid Evans
Astrid Renaud
Ann Reynolds
Clare Rice
Hena Rohman
Dr Michael Rowlands
The Hon Mrs Victoria Russell
Gillian Saunders
Alexandra Scott-Heyes
Mrs A M Sebba
Alison Mary Segenschmid
David Selves
George Shirley
Mr J F Sidgreaves
Sacha Skarbek
Joan Starkie
Carole Stone
Dr Nina Storms
Lionel Stride
Lady Juliet Tadgell
Mary Taylor
Jacqueline Tomlinson
Rob Truefitt
Dr Gillian Waldron
Joesphine Waley-Cohen
Max Walford
Audrey Wallrock
Patrick Walsh
Thomas Edward Walter
Mr & Mrs D Ward
Paul Warren
Mr & Mrs Watson
Dan Wayte
Patricia Weisz
Clare Whately
Gerry Wildman
Rachel Williams
D T Wilson
O R Wilson
Dr Paul Woolley (P)
Lady Carol Woolton
Emma Worthington
Legacies
Robert Abraham
Ms A M Bandsma
Martin Barraclough
Jean Garside
John Greenwood
Walter Handley
Mrs J Holland
Mrs F Holmes
Elsie Vera Howden
D T Leatham
Lady Caroline Maitland
Mrs V H Moore
Cynthia Ann Peterson
Mrs J F C Pirie
Edna Rumsey
Vera Smith
Betty Tyrrell
Companies
Agnes B UK Ltd
Aviva Plc
Barclays
Chandler Chicco
Citibank
Clifford Chance
Deloitte LLP
ecourier
Eli Lilly & Co Ltd
Instinet
Intersteels Ltd
Janssen-Cilag Ltd
John Lewis
Lakin McCarthy Entertainment
Legal & General Group Plc
Lundbeck Limited
MEC Global
Ryden Property Consultants
The Small Removal Company Ltd
Tronos Aviation
ZBI Europe
Partner Organisations
Black Dog Tribe
42nd Street
Get Connected
NHS City and Hackney Community Health
Services
Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Youthnet UK Ltd
Organisations and Groups
All Saints Holbrook
Aviva Health
Barts Students’ Association
Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
St Mary’s School
Westminster Abbey
Yorkshire Law Society
Trusts and Foundations
29th May 1961 Charitable Trust
A.D. Charitable Trust
A H J Charitable Trust
Albert Hunt Trust
Albert Van Den Bergh Charitable Trust
Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust
Big Lottery Fund
Arnold Burton 1998 Charitable Trust
Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust
Chalcroft Charitable Trust
Chapman Charitable Trust
Cheruby Trust
Coutts Charitable Trust
Dinning Charitable Trust
Dischma Charitable Trust
Donald Forrester Charitable Trust
Dudley & Geoffrey Cox Charitable Trust
Fitton Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Guiting Trust
Harris Charitable Trust
Ian Askew Charitable Trust
Inge Trust
J and C Bonham Christie Charitable Trust
J M Charitable Trust
James Weir Foundation
James Wentworth - Stanley Memorial Fund
Laura Ashley Foundation
MacCabe Family Charitable Trust
Materna Foundation
Norman Family Trust
Pewterers Worshipful Company
Mr & Mrs Pye Charitable Settlement
Rhododendron Trust
Rolfe Charitable Trust
Sobell Foundation
Souter Foundation
Thames Wharf Charity Ltd
Van Den Bosch Charitable Trust
WNC Scott Will Trust
Zhorida Carder Charitable Trust
We would also like to thank our anonymous donors, and those who have
advised us of their decision to leave a Gift of Hope to SANE in their Will.
www.sane.org.uk
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From
Juliet Stevenson
to you D
o you know anyone who has
suffered from dark times in their
lives? I am sure all of us do. So many
people experience depression in its various
forms, and feel utterly isolated by it. In a
world where mental illness is still feared,
and prejudice reigns, sufferers along with
their families and friends endure feelings
of vulnerability and loneliness while living
with an invisible condition.
It is this invisibility that SANE’s excellent
Black Dog Campaign was launched to
tackle. Sculptures have been on display
around the UK and are visiting businesses,
schools, shopping centres and public parks.
The Black Dog offers a form to mental
illness that can be seen, touched (and
occasionally sat on!) and provides a symbol
of how powerful and unpredictable mental
illness can be. The campaign is not solely
aimed at those living with depression
but reaches out to all those affected by
conditions such as bipolar disorder, anxiety
and schizophrenia to let them know they
are not alone - they do have a voice and
there is help out there.
I greatly admire SANE for raising public
awareness and helping to shift our
attitudes and perceptions. But more than
challenging these problems, SANE and the
Black Dog Campaign offer hope through
the possibility of help. Each dog wears a
collar of hope and carries the message
of where to go to get support. It is in
spreading this message of hope that I am
asking you to donate today.
Whatever someone is going through,
SANE’s trained volunteers and professionals
are there to provide a contact through its
helpline, email and online support forum.
All around us we see beds closing down
and mental health services being cut – so
charities like SANE that rely on voluntary
donations are fighting ever harder to meet
this growing need.
So please give a Gift of Hope – whatever
you can afford – and make sure that many
more people will be able to find comfort
and guidance from SANE.
Thank you.
Juliet Stevenson CBE
Please give a Gift of Hope
A single donation allows vulnerable people to receive free emotional support in confidence.
Please complete this form and return in the Freepost* envelope provided.
1. Your personal details
Title:
First Name:
Surname:
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Email:
2. Your Gift of Hope
Please make your cheque/postal order/CAF voucher payable to SANE
OR please debit the above amount from my:
My Gift of Hope is: £
Visa/Delta
MasterCard
Maestro
CAF Card
Card No:
(Security Code)
Valid From:
M M
/
Y
Y
Expiry Date:
M M
/
Signature:
Y
Y
Issue No:
Date:
D
(Maestro only)
D
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M M
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Y
Y
3. Gift Aid – Making your Gift of Hope go even further
I want SANE to treat this donation, all donations I have made in the past 4 years, and all future donations
from today as Gift Aid donations. Signature:
I confirm I am paying an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax that is at least equal to the tax that all the
charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) I donate to will reclaim on my donations for that tax year.
I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify.
Other ways to get involved.
There are other important ways that you can support people
affected by mental health problems. However you choose to
give, please remember that your support is truly valued.
Gift in your Will
Every legacy brings us a step closer to a future in which mental
illness is free from stigma and shame. To find out how to leave a
gift to SANE in your Will, please tick here:
Donate in celebration
Make a celebration even more special by asking people to
donate to SANE. The thoughtfulness of those who remember
us in this way also brings our work to the attention of a wider
audience.
Raise money
Organise a fundraising activity and raise money for
mental health. You’ll be helping to reduce stigma, increase
understanding and acceptance. To receive a fundraising pack
full of ideas, tick here:
Find out more:
www.sane.org.uk/how_you_can_help/fundraise/
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Your questions answered
What is Gift Aid?
If you are a UK taxpayer, SANE can reclaim 25p on every £1 you donate – at no extra
cost to you. That means, on a donation of £40, we receive an additional £10 to use
wherever the need is greatest.
How will I know that I’m making a difference?
You’ll never doubt it. We promise to keep you regularly updated on how your
contribution helps people affected by mental health problems.
How can I find out more?
Please visit our website: www.sane.org.uk for more information on our work.
If you’d prefer to give us a call then our team will be happy to help.
Telephone: 020 7422 5544 or email: [email protected]
Our promise to you
s7Erespect your privacy and will never pass your details onto another organisation.
s)TSYOURchoice how often we contact you, and whether it’s by post, telephone or
email. Call 020 7422 5544 and let us know your preferences.
s7EPROMISETOSPENDYOURMONEYWISELY7EAREaccountable, and for every £1
donated we dedicate £0.87 to helping people. The balance is used to find
new supporters and for administration and governance.
s7EARE committed to making life better for people affected by mental illness.
Our guiding principles are: sAcceptance sHope sCompassion sRespect sDignity
*SANE’s Freepost address is: SANE, FREEPOST WD528, London E1 1BR
SANE Registered Charity Number: 296572
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Please give a regular Gift of Hope
A regular gift will ensure that people affected by mental illness always have somewhere to
turn – during a crisis and throughout their recovery.
Please complete this form. Tear off the bottom part and send to your bank for processing.
Please return the top part to SANE in the Freepost* envelope. Thank you.
1. Your personal details
Title:
First Name:
Surname:
Address:
Postcode:
Telephone:
Mobile:
Email:
2. Standing Order – Your regular Gift of Hope for mental health
Your donation allows vulnerable people to receive free emotional support, in confidence. Thank you.
My regular Gift of Hope is: £
I would like to pay
Start date:
monthly
annually
/
/
quarterly
Yes
This replaces all existing Standing Orders to SANE
No
N/A
3. Gift Aid – Making your Gift of Hope go even further
I want SANE to treat this donation, all donations I have made in the past 4 years, and all future donations
from today as Gift Aid donations. Signature:
Date:
/
/
giftaid it
I confirm I am paying an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax that is at least equal to the tax that all the
charities or Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) I donate to will reclaim on my donations for that tax year.
I understand that other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify.
Instructions to your Bank or Building Society
To: The Manager
Bank/Building Society:
Address:
Postcode:
I would like to pay SANE £
monthly
annually
quarterly
Name(s) of Account Holder(s)
Branch Sort Code:
Start date:
/
–
/
–
Account Number:
Signature:
This replaces all existing Standing Orders to SANE
Date:
Yes
BANK USE ONLY
Please pay SANE: National Westminster Bank PLC, Cavendish Square Branch, PO Box 4NU,
1 Cavendish Square, London W1A 4NU
Sort Code: 60 – 40 – 02 Account No. 24712590
No
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N/A
*SANE’s Freepost address is:
SANE, FREEPOST WD528, London E1 1BR
SANE Registered Charity Number: 296572