Praxis Care Group

Praxis Care Group is an amalgamation of four mental health charities and has its headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The group comprises of four charities - Praxis Mental Health, for those experiencing mental ill health such as depression or schizophrenia; Respond, for older people including those suffering from dementia; Challenge, which deals with service users with learning disabilities; and the Northern Ireland Agoraphobia and Anxiety Society (although this is a separate charity in its own right, Praxis provides management and support to it).

Praxis' work mainly involves running Schemes in which service users can live in a supported environment, though it also has drop-in centres, a befriending department and runs Schemes in which clients can work and earn money. It has a dedicated research department which monitors the success of Schemes, as well as doing research into mental health issues in general.

The organisation runs Schemes across Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, England and the Republic of Ireland, and is constantly expanding.

PCG is headed up by Chief Executive Nevin Ringland, who founded the original Praxis Mental Health in 1981. He is supported by a team of Directors and Assistant Directors. All in all, the organisation employs about 900 people, in both care and non-care roles.

External Link
Praxis Care Group website