Our history

Support in Mind Scotland was initially part of the UK charity National Schizophrenia Fellowship, set up 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.

In 1984 we became an independent Scottish Charity, National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland), and this is still our registered company name. However, in 2010 we changed our operating name to Support in Mind Scotland following representations from our members who felt that we supported people who experienced many conditions, of which schizophrenia was only one.

However, we are still known for our particular expertise in understanding schizophrenia and psychosis and the impact that this has on families and we still actively campaign to challenge the stigma experienced specifically by people living with schizophrenia.

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Latest

"They do exactly what it says on the tin!" - Mo's blog

Mo is a long-term attendee of our service in Dumfries. We sat down for a chat with her to talk about the different ways she feels SiMS has helped support her.
The day Rebus rocked up at our radio station!

Best-selling author Ian Rankin visits Support in Mind Scotland's Edinburgh service for a guest DJ slot on Radio Stafford 103 and talks about mental health, his books, his roots, and Inspector Rebus's playlist
SiMS Joins New Group to Help Prevent Suicide

SiMS will be part of a new group that will recruit a panel of people who have been affected by suicide, in an effort to lower the suicide rate in Scotland.
Suicide

Suicide can be a hard thing to talk about. We hope that this guidance will help you to deal with either your own suicidal thoughts, or help you to support someone else who is suicidal.