Islington MIND was founded in 1981 and has been actively involved in the development of mental health services in Islington. We are affiliated to National MIND and work with our local statutory partners the London Borough of Islington, Islington Primary Care Trust and Camden and Islington Mental Heath and Social Care Trust.

We aim to aid recovery and challenge stigma with regard to mental ill health. Just look at what we’ve achieved this year.

• The only unrestricted access day service in the borough serving 400 service users. A service which aids recovery through active participation of service users in decisions that affect their daily life in the wider community.
• A Jobs at Risk scheme, which keeps people in work, combats stigma in the workplace by working together with employers and service users to understand how mental health problems affect working life and find ways to improve people's capacity to stay in work.
• Aiding recovery through an employment project which supports people back into the workplace or other vocational activity.
• Aiding recovery through a certificated computer skills programme, which develops skills which are both useful and creative.

We are significantly involved in the Islington Local Implementation Team (LIT), a body which oversees the commissioning priorities in mental health for Islington PCT and monitors the implementation of the NHS national framework for mental health. We were actively involved in the Best Value review of day services and Community Mental Health Teams and the review of PCT funded counselling services.