Press releases

15 May 2023

“You’ve been a lifeline” – Help SANE stay only a phone call away

This Mental Health Awareness Week donate to SANE and have your donation doubled, helping us stay only a phone call away from anyone affected by mental illness.

SANE is delighted to announce our participation in The Big Give ‘Kind2Mind’ Campaign. For seven days from midday on Monday 15th May to …

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11 Aug 2022

SANE launches new round of Creative Awards Scheme

SANE is delighted to open a new round of funding for its Creative Awards Scheme following the huge response to previous rounds. 

The SANE Creative Awards Scheme aims to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems, their families and carers. Applications are judged on their artistic …

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19 Jul 2021

SANE launches third round of Creative Awards Scheme to inspire people affected by mental illness

SANE, the leading mental health charity, is delighted to open the third round of funding for the SANE Creative Awards Scheme following the overwhelming response to the previous rounds. 

The Creative Awards Scheme aims to improve the quality of life for people with mental health problems, their families and carers. …

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08 Dec 2020

Lunar Shooter supports SANE with new album

SANE is delighted to announce that long-time supporter Lunar Shooter has released a new album with all royalties going to support the charity. 

Reflections is available by digital download and shows that whatever challenges you face, schizophrenia need not stifle creativity. As implied by the name, aim high and anything …

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16 May 2020

SANE demands urgent action to avoid looming mental health crisis

SANE, the national mental health charity, is today calling for immediate action to tackle the worsening shortage of mental health staff and psychiatric beds, both of which are needed to meet the escalating need for support due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Effects of Lockdown and Overstretched Services Risk a ‘Mental …

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11 Feb 2020

SANE launches second round of its Creative Awards Scheme

SANE, the leading mental health charity, today opens the second round of funding for the SANE Creative Awards Scheme (SCAS), following the overwhelming response to its launch last year. 

The aim of the scheme is to improve the quality of life of people with mental health problems, their families and …

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08 Nov 2019

SANE’s mental health priorities for a new Government

In all the plethora of pledges we urge the new Government, if it wants to give mental illness the same priority as physical illness, to rebuild the workforce and restore high-quality therapeutic inpatient units while also reforming and creating far more accessible and responsive services in the community.

Many thousands …

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01 Nov 2019

Driven to Distraction Campaign with 1st CENTRAL

SANE has partnered with car insurance provider 1st CENTRAL to raise awareness of the potential dangers of driving while feeling anxious. Recent research commissioned by 1st CENTRAL found that as many as two in five (42%) motorists have felt anxious while driving – with nearly 31% saying they had a …

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14 Feb 2019

Focus on schizophrenia: the forgotten illness again

Despite all the progress in mental health awareness and advances in treatments, the lives of those affected by schizophrenia are only getting worse because services are ill-equipped to provide consistency of care – the charity SANE is highlighting in a new study.

People affected by schizophrenia or psychosis are not …

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18 Dec 2018

Christmas campaign shows “It’s The Most Difficult Time of Year”

Christmas is supposed to be a time of cheer, but we all know that the reality can look a little different. SANE has launched it’s very own Christmas campaign. Using Christmas wrapping paper, it is to remind people that Christmas is not “the happiest time of the year” for everyone.

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