David Lloyd Heston

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices cares for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families, across South-West London, North-West London and Surrey. We’re here to make every moment count, whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months, or years. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional, and medical care. Our specialist care and support is free of charge and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We support around 600 babies, children, or young adults who have a life-limiting condition and their families, as well as around 400 bereaved families. It costs £14 million a year to run Shooting Star Children’s Hospices, so we rely on the generosity of our supporters to keep our services going.

Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind is an independent charity which has been delivering mental health services and support to London residents for over 30 years. Our local community services include Advice and Information, Advocacy, Community Support, Psychoeducation, Services for Children and Young People and more. We also deliver professional mental health training courses and offer consultancy services to businesses, public sector organisations, schools colleges, and charity organisations. We’re here to make sure everyone in our local communities gets the support they need to have better mental health and wellbeing, to recover and to live the best lives possible. We’re an independent charity working within quality standards endorsed by the Charity Commission. We’re affiliated with, but receive no charitable funding from the Mind Federation which operates across England and Wales. We’re reliant on support from individuals, businesses and the public sector. We need this support to ensure everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the support they need to recover. We take steps to ensure that our services are available to everyone suffering with a mental health problem. Most of our services can be accessed by referral through local GPs, other health professionals including mental health teams and organisations such as charities, schools and colleges. We also offer ‘self-referral’ services which anyone can apply to directly and are free of charge. Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind promotes better mental health and works to challenge stigma and discrimination as a results of mental illness. For full details of our services please visit our website at www.hfehmind.org.uk