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About Us
Support In Mind Scotland is a registered charity, led by its members.
Our constitution provides for a Management Board of up to 16 elected members. A majority of the elected members must be close relatives of people with schizophrenia or other serious mental illness. The Board meets at least six times per year.
We have a number of Professional Advisers who can attend Board meetings and meetings of our Public Affairs Committee, and are available to give information/guidance to National Office staff and Board members.
Representations to politicians, the Mental Welfare Commission and the Scottish Government are initiated at the Public Affairs Committee which meets bimonthly. The other standing committees of the Board - the Finance Committee and Operations Committee - meet according to a pre-agreed timetable and report regularly to the Board.
Frances Simpson is our Chief Executive.
National Office staff comprise an Operations Manager, an Information Officer, two Administrative Staff, a Fundraiser and in the Finance Department, a Finance Manager, a Finance Officer, and an Accountant as consultant.
The organisation is also a service provider and offers the following services
- Support and Information Groups
- Information, advice and support
- Drop-in/Resource Centres
- Outreach
- Vocational Suppport
- Carers Support
Funding
The core costs of projects in the regions are mostly funded by local authorities, NHS Health Boards or Joint Commissioning Teams. Other sources of funding, including charitable grants, can be used to fund particular activities within projects.
National Office is funded by a grant from the Scottish Government, infrastructure fees from the regional projects, and fund-raising.
Support in Mind Scotland is the operating name of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland), a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland SC088179. Registered Office: 1 Rutland Court, Edinburgh EH3 8EY. Charity Number SC 013649.