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The Forum has been a registered charity since 1996 when it was set up to help rehabilitate long term patients in the old Victorian mental hospital in Friern Barnet. Over the years, this 100% service user organisation has set up numerous and highly successful projects which were needed by the mental community. Examples included 18 Highbury Grove which provides residential facilities in a therapeutic setting and is an alternative to hospital admission ; the Creativity Centre at Isledon Road mental health resource centre for artistically talented service users and Islington Music Forum which is extremely successful particularly for younger people who find traditional schooling difficult and are referred by Social Services. Our latest project provides outdoor music concerts at the Nags Head shopping centre every two weeks where service users perform to the shoppers to great acclaim and has been designated a " model " mental health project by the Cripplegate Trust . We want to continue with our valuable work which is much appreciated by Islington's general community but our annual funding has been cancelled by Islington Council. We are in urgent need of funds to continue setting up new projects and we also want to focus on the mental health needs of older people. There is a great deal to do in mental health which has been traditionally under funded and known to be the Cinderella of the NHS. We badly need funds.....please help in any way you can. Thank you. by David Oliver , Trustee of the Forum Registered Charity No 1033555 Islington Mental Health Forum Manor Gardens Centre 6-9 Manor Gardens Islington N7 6LA