David Babington, Chief Executive of Action Mental Health, said he was delighted to accept the honour on behalf of the charities’ staff and clients;
“We are very pleased that the Law Society has chosen to focus on and support mental health and well-being in 2013 and we are delighted to be named as their Charity of the Year. Our team in AMH will be working alongside the Society to organise and support a number of fundraising activities and events. We also hope to run a number of joint initiatives with to raise awareness, tackle stigma and promote positive mental health.”
Commenting the President of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, Mr Michael Robinson said;
“The Law Society of Northern Ireland is delighted to be working in partnership with Action Mental Health as our chosen charity of the year. We look forward supporting AMH to raise much needed funds to support the invaluable work which they undertake”.