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The Story so Far
The National Schizophrenia Fellowship was set up in London in 1972 following a 1970 article written by John Pringle in The Times about the dilemmas faced by carers and families of people diagnosed with schizophrenia. Many people replied to the article and the Fellowship was born, with the aim of providing mutual help and support for carers. Professional people then offered to help and people using mental health services also joined. Local self-help groups were set up around the country, including Scotland.
In 1984 the Scottish branch became an independent charity, the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland).
In October 2010 NSF (Scotland) adopted a new operational name, Support in Mind Scotland.
The organisation continues to work in collaboration with its sister organisations elsewhere in the UK and Ireland - Rethink Mental Illness (England), Hafal (Wales), Mindwise (Northern Ireland) and Shine (Irish Republic).
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.