MIND....

[tomroberts]

Interesting. This comment was posted just after my little comment.

Thomas- I have contacted Mind myself about some of my concerns. I was surprised to hear that Mind are affiliated to Patrick Holford's Food for the Brain organisation, given that - aside from the lack of decent evidence for many of the interventions recommended by Food for the Brain - Holford uses unusual diagnostic terms such as ‘crazy’ for people with mental health problems. To the best of my knowledge, Mind have chosen to maintain this affiliation -- some details at this link link
Posted by HolfordWatch on April 26, 2008 7:02 PM

link holfordwatch.info/2008/01/28/holford-uses-crazy-as-a-diagnostic-term-for-schizophrenic-people/

[julia]

This is ludicrous. I wonder if it might be worth getting in touch with the Charities Commission? I will join the fray as soon as I've finished me tea...

[tomroberts]

Apr 27, 2008 18:58:23 GMT julia said:

This is ludicrous. I wonder if it might be worth getting in touch with the Charities Commission? I will join the fray as soon as I've finished me tea...

Julia

I had a similar idea - looked at the Charities Commission site yesterday, but it seems to be set up to protect charities, rather than check up on them. I can't decide whether to resign from my Local Association, which is actually doing a good job, or wait until I'm told to!