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Maudsley Charity
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We are a grant-making charity rooted in south London. Our vision is a world where everyone who experiences mental illness, without exception, has access to the right care and support for them. 

https://maudsleycharity.org
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Come see this free exhibition of Bethany William's work, on show at Ortus, the home of Maudsley Charity in Denmark Hill, London.
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📢 Now open at ORTUS, Denmark Hill!

Bethany Williams: Journey to This Wild, Achingly Beautiful Place

Bethany Williams presents a selection of works that explores the artist’s journey with material, landscape, and healing.

bethlemgallery.com/whats-on/exh...

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December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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NEW: People with severe mental illness face a significant life expectancy gap, amounting to a hidden health crisis, with the public vastly underestimating the scale of the impact on mortality

New research with @kingshealth.bsky.social & @maudsleycharity.bsky.social 🧵 ⬇️
Life expectancy gap for people with severe mental illness is 'hidden health crisis', study finds | King's College London
Most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short
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November 12, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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🚨 Hidden health crisis. Research from @kingshealth.bsky.social @maudsleycharity.bsky.social & @policyatkings.bsky.social most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short – more than diabetes, obesity, or even smoking. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/life-ex... #MentalHealthMatters
Life expectancy gap for people with severe mental illness is 'hidden health crisis', study finds | King's College London
Most Britons unaware of extent to which severe mental illness cuts lives short
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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"This show helped me explore that journey –– that path back to myself."

Thanks to #VisibleVoices for their thoughtful interview with Bethany Williams around her solo show currently on show with us.

Read in full: www.visible-voices.com/magazine/art...

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Bethany Williams on finding beauty in disability through art
An antidote to fashion’s breakneck churn and endless mimicry, Bethany Williams is a designer unafraid to do things her way. Contemplative, fearless and socially radical, her designs extend beyond clot...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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18-year-old Maya an aspiring psychiatrist is a student ambassador for the School Resilience Project, aiming to help schools understand where mental health needs are and provide tools to address them.

https://maudsleycharity.org/stories/maya-on-being-a-schools-resilience-project-student-ambassador/
Portrait photo of a young black woman with tied back long hair and checked shirt. "At our ambassador meetings we spoke about what changes we want to see in our school, the relationship between students and teachers, and having easier and better access to support." - Maya, School Resilience Project student ambassador
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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King’s Maudsley Partnership is a unique partnership, supported by the Maudsley Charity, between South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, focused on children and young people’s mental health. https://ow.ly/vOT350XgqyT
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The School Resilience Project aims to help schools understand where mental health needs are in their school communities and provide them with tools to address them.

Read more & hear from one of the student ambassadors:
https://maudsleycharity.org/case-studies/school-resilience-project/
School Resilience Project - Maudsley Charity
This project aims to help schools understand where the mental health needs are in their school communities and provide them with tools to address them.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Sarah Holloway, Maudsley Charity's CEO, reflects in this blog on her first 6 months in the role and the charity’s ambition to work more in partnership to further our impact 👇
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Maudsley Charity logo "I want to highlight three projects we are working on that provide some hope, optimism and opportunity to genuinely improve treatment and support for people with mental illness across the country. The impact of all three could be maximised and scaled with the involvement of other funders and commissioners." - Sarah Holloway, Maudsley Charity CEO
October 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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Delighted that @maudsleynhs.bsky.social's Clinical Informatics Service has been shortlisted for @rcpsych.bsky.social Digital Team of the Year. More about our team, supported by @maudsleycharity.bsky.social here www.maudsleybrc.nihr.ac.uk/facilities/c...
Clinical Informatics Service
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October 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Sarah Holloway, Maudsley Charity's CEO, reflects on 6 months in the role and the charity’s ambition to work more in partnership to further our impact 👉
maudsleycharity.org/meeting-the-...
Maudsley Charity logo - Partnering for change in mental health
October 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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We're delighted to see this paper about the journey to create VIEWER. At the Maudsley Charity, we've been pleased to fund continued development of this digital tool, now called Locating Useful Clinical Information (LUCI). Find out more here: maudsleycharity.org/case-studies...
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Our Building Brighter Futures fund looked to embed collaboration and co-production into funding design.

We share what we’ve learnt, and what lessons funders everywhere could consider when thinking about how to invest in collaboration. Blog: maudsleycharity.org/news/when-fu...
A thread 👇
Maudsley Charity - How funders can design for collaboration
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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📣 We're delighted to announce the awarding of £7.5m to 11 projects involving 50 organisations through our Building Brighter Futures programme - supporting young people’s mental health in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham and Croydon.

Read more: maudsleycharity.org/building-bri...
Building Brighter Futures £7.5m funding awarded - Maudsley Charity
Maudsley Charity has awarded £7.5m to 11 projects involving approximately 50 organisations in Southwark, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Croydon through its Building Brighter Futures programme.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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We're pleased to announce £600,000 awarded to support a diverse group of 21 local charities and organisations through our Living Well with Psychosis programme.

Read more and the organisations funded: maudsleycharity.org/news/psychos...
"We’re thrilled to give funding for these 21 trusted, established community partners providing support for people affected by severe enduring mental illness, including psychosis. The unique strength of these types of organisations was evident to us all." - Venetia Boon, Living Well with Psychosis Programme Manager, Maudsley Charity
July 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Re-adjusting to life following a period as inpatient in an acute mental health ward can be extremely difficult. This funded project by @kingsioppn.bsky.social researched provision of activities on wards, particularly for people living with psychosis. maudsleycharity.org/case-studies...
Activities on wards for patients living with psychosis - Maudsley Charity
Activities like gardening and art are important to wellbeing of patients on the ward
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June 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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In 2019, Marta was funded by the @maudsleycharity.bsky.social to set up the CCP as the first and only clinical service in the UK to support young people after their first episode of psychosis to reduce/stop their use of cannabis.
June 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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kingsioppn.bsky.social
Tonight we welcome Professor Marta Di Forti for her inaugural lecture as Professor of Drugs, Genes and Psychosis. Her lecture tonight is “A journey from Sicily, through Curry to Cannabis.”

The full lecture will be available online at a later date.
June 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The latest data from UKGrantmaking, the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK is available to view.

In 2023-24, 14,000 UK grantmakers provided grants worth over £23 billion.

View the data at👇
www.ukgrantmaking.org
UKGrantmaking
UKGrantmaking is the definitive annual publication on grant funding in the UK, providing a comprehensive overview in one interactive platform.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Artwork in Focus ✨

Artist Taxi Driver
The Bethlem Woods
Acrylic on paper

This work reflects Artist Taxi Driver’s time at Bethlem Royal Hospital, the Gallery here, and visits to the woods. Find out more and see the work in our current exhibition.

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May 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Volunteers are a vital part of South London and Maudsley and add huge value to NHS services. Ken is the founder of Brixton Cycling Club and long-time service user who recently started volunteering with the Trust.

Read more about Ken: maudsleycharity.org/stories/ken-...

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Photo of an older black man, seated and wearing a green sports top, looking up towards someone out of shot. Quote "I’m a grateful volunteer, as opposed to a grateful service user, so, in a way, I got a promotion. A few years ago, I got a British Citizens Award for services to the community." - Ken, volunteer and founder of Brixton Cycling Club
May 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Join IoPPN/@nihrmaudsleybrc.bsky.social at Peckham Levels next Friday (16 May) for a showcase of powerful creative expressions drawing on the lived experience of #MentalHealth and wellbeing. #London #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Register now: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/voice...
Voices of Experience: Breaking Mental Health Stigma
A showcase of powerful creative expressions from individuals drawing on their lived experience of mental health and wellbeing.
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May 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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The IoPPN Research Festival is back! Join us on 14 May for a afternoon session to learn the latest innovative research from
our staff, from ethical #ai in healthcare to reproducing psychedelic effects with a placebo.

#NeuroSky #MedSky #AcademicSky

Register now:
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/ioppn...
Blue and yellow background with two shadowed faces facing each other. King's College London logo in top right corner. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. IoPPN Research Festival 2025. Bridging disciplines, brain to behaviour 14.00-17.00 Wednesday 14 May 2025
April 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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We’re looking for a Fundraising & Engagement Manager (Maternity Cover) to work across a wide range of stakeholders – from NHS colleagues to creative agencies – to deliver meaningful fundraising and visibility.

Applications close: 24 April.

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Come join us - Maudsley Charity Fundraising and Engagement Manager (Maternity Cover)
April 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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We are delighted to welcome new Chief Executive, Sarah Holloway, who joins us from The King's Maudsley Partnership.

Sarah’s background is in national mental health policy and strategy, with a passion for improving treatment and support for people with mental illness.
A portrait of Sarah Holloway, a white woman with long light-brown hair, sitting down in front of a wooden building interior
April 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The Creative Communities project worked with a diverse group of young people to create a digital comic exploring their own experiences of, and perspectives on, self-harm, suicidality, and exploitation.

Read about Daniel's experience maudsleycharity.org/stories/dani...

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A young black man sitting down, writing in a book. Quote: "Everyone played their own part. Some people have that gift of being good at drawing. I’m more like a poet so that’s how I contributed." - Daniel, part of the team of talented young people who worked on the Creative Communities project. Maudsley Charity logo
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM