Our History
VITAL, then known as Bradford and Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group, was set up in 1989 by a group of patients from Lynfield Mount Psychiatric Hospital in Bradford, who did not feel that their voices were being heard.
Not only were VITAL the leaders in bring advocacy to the region, over the years they have impacted some of the biggest decisions impacting mental ill health both locally and on a national scale.
The change from BAMHAG to VITAL 2018
In 2018 a new chapter began for VITAL (formerly known as BAMHAG).
The catalyst for this change was captured in an interview VITAL did on
The Charity Business show on BBC Radio 4 in 2018.
Click here to hear the full interview.