Why run for Mind?

Why support Mind? Mental health problems can affect anyone, rich or poor, young or old, shattering the lives of those affected and the lives of the people close to them. One in four of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives.

• This week more than 111 people in the UK will kill themselves
• Each year 22 million prescriptions are issued for tranquillisers
• 80 million working days are lost due to mental illness every year
• The largest killer of young men is suicide
• According to the World Health Organisation, depression will be the second most common killer in the world by 2020, surpassing both heart disease and AIDS.

Mind is the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. Mind works to create a better life for everyone with experience of mental distress.

“Suffering with a mental illness isn’t easy, but Mind has given me the strength to move on. Thank you!” Robert Jones