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Mind calls for “meaningful change” after recent success of London Marathon highlighting mental health issues (28 April 2017)

Date: 28/04/2017
Duncan Lewis, Mental Health Solicitors, Mind calls for “meaningful change” after recent success of London Marathon highlighting mental health issues

The CEO of mental health charity Mind says that, following the promotional success of the London Marathon in raising awareness of mental health issues, it is now time to translate that success into “meaningful change” for the one in four people living with mental health problems.

Mind CEO Paul Farmer said:

“Yesterday’s London Marathon and the Heads Together campaign marked a pivotal moment for mental health – in fact, the whole of last week brought unprecedented attention to mental health, but there’s still so much more to do.

“Mental health has for too long been overlooked, under-funded and in the shadows – quite simply, people with mental health problems cannot be ignored any longer.

“The responsibility for making change happen falls to all of us – government, charities, businesses, families, friends, and communities.

“We’re so grateful at Mind to all of our runners who completed the ‘mental health marathon’ – and for the hours and weeks they put into preparing for such a gruelling challenge: we simply couldn’t do what we do without their support.

“Charities and campaigns such as Time to Change have long been calling for action on stigma and improved services – the baton now needs to be passed to decision makers: mental health is one of the biggest challenges facing the next government.

“It is unacceptable that mental health support is not always available when people reach out in crisis, that there are sometimes no beds available for hundreds of miles – and that some people wait months for a counselling appointment.

“As more people join the ranks of those willing to speak out about mental health, the demand for change will be unstoppable. This must not be overlooked by political parties in the run up to the General Election – and we urge them to make mental health a priority in their manifestoes.”


Mind says it had around 1,000 runners in the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon – their biggest ever team.

The charity hopes that the runners – many of whose lives have been touched by mental health problems – will raise more than £1.2 million for Mind’s work, to ensure that the one in four people who experience a mental health problem every year gets the support and respect they deserve.

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