SANE was established in 1986 to improve the quality of life for people affected by mental illness, following the overwhelming public response to a series of articles published in The Times entitled The Forgotten Illness.

Written by the charity’s founder and Chief Executive, Marjorie Wallace CBE, the articles exposed the neglect of people suffering from mental illness and the poverty of services and information for individuals and families.

As a result of the scale of the public response to The Forgotten Illness articles, Marjorie founded SANE.

Since the charity was founded, SANE has been committed to fulfilling and developing our three main aims

- Raising awareness and education to combat the stigma surrounding mental ill-health and fighting to improve mental health services.

- Providing emotional support and specialist services through its helpline, SANEline, email and ongoing Support Services, Textcare and an Online Forum.

- Promoting and hosting research into the causes of mental ill-health and the effectiveness of treatments and therapies.