Give to the Mental Health Foundation Charity
27 November 2009
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Mental Health Foundation
The image on the right tells you all you need to know. 1 in 4 people have mental health problems in the UK, which is an astonishing statistic.
The Mental Health Foundation raises awareness of this issue, and fights to help people with mental health problems.
- They reach millions of people every year through their work with the media to encourage a better understanding of mental illness
- Over 2.5 million people who need their help visit this website. It is the most comprehensive source of mental health information in Europe
- They send out more than 100,000 advice booklets helping people who are experiencing mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and self-harm.
The need is urgent. So – your options are a) a £20 gift or b) a monthly direct debit donation, of any size. It’s up to you.
The Mental Health Foundation is abusing statistics , its bundling together people with serious MH issues with people who get a bit low for a short period of time in their life. 1 in 4 people do not have serious MH issues requiring hospitalisation or a high degree of care and support. These are the people charities should help instead we have mental health charities like the Mental Health Foundation abusing statistics to push Government policy.
That is not a charitable aim.
The Mental Health Foundation is also misleading people about its website , on average it gets no more traffic than Mind or Rethink , a quick comparison via Alexa will confirm this, and the Mental Health Foundations website’s bounce rate is over 60% , meaning most of the traffic that ends up does so accidentally and quickly enters and exits on the same page . Beyond that Mind has more reach than the Mental Health Foundation’s website, again this is confirmed by Alexa.
Nor is the Mental Health Foundations website the most comprehensive mental health website in Europe , it has no user base whatsoever and if charitable donations are being sought people should donate to charities working hands on with people not one that is using donations to house its staff in a plush Thameside suite of offices in Central London – hardly the most effient use of charitable funds – and pushing Government policy.
This is fair comment .
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