# VITAL PROJECTS

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1155071
- **Other names:** BRADFORD AND AIREDALE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUP, BAMHAG
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 18, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1155071


## Contact

- **Address:** TRADEFORCE BUILDING, CORNWALL PLACE, BRADFORD
- **Postcode:** BD8 7JT
- **Phone:** 01274 770118
- **Email:** hello@vitalprojects.org.uk
- **Website:** www.vitalprojects.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE PROVISION OF SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS ADVOCACY FOR USERS OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES WITH A VIEW TO THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR GOOD HEALTH BY:- I)HELPING PEOPLE SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES PARTICULARLY IN SITUATIONS OF STRESS (SUCH AS THEIR ENCOUNTERS WITH PROFESSIONALS AND AT TRIBUNALS.); II)RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING ADVOCATES, WHO WHERE POSSIBLE WILL BE MATCHED WITH INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING HELP AND SUPPORT;AND III)WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH A BROAD RANGE OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, TO REALISE COMMON INTERESTS IN EMPOWERING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USERS.

**Activities:** VITAL (Value, Involve, Talk Advocate &amp; Link) were previously known as Bradford and Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group (BAMHAG) is a service user led mental health organisation and was established in 1989.  Our mission is to ensure that the vulnerable and disadvantaged have a voice within the health and social care framework, whilst supported by experts by experience.  www.vitalprojects.org.uk




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Bradford City





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Sara Firth** | Chair | July 7, 2016 |
| Chris Buckley |  | Sept. 22, 2022 |
| Colin Perry |  | Aug. 13, 2013 |
| JACQUELINE OLDROYD |  | Aug. 13, 2013 |
| Richard Ellis |  | June 21, 2021 |
| TREVOR RAMSAY |  | Aug. 13, 2013 |




