What we do
SANE Australia is a national charity working for a better life for people affected by mental illness – through campaigning,
education and research.
SANE conducts innovative programs and
campaigns to improve the lives of people living with mental illness,
their family and friends. It also operates a busy Helpline and website,
which have thousands of contacts each year from around Australia.
Headed
by Executive Director Barbara Hocking, SANE is a leading independent
NGO campaigning for the one in five Australians affected by mental
illness at some time in their lives. SANE relies exclusively on
donations and grants to achieve its goals and receives no ongoing government
funding so every dollar counts. Find out more about supporting SANE.
Donations are tax deductible.
Facts
Founded in 1986 as Schizophrenia Australia Foundation,
SANE Australia was registered as a new business name in 1996. (ABN 92 006 533 606)
The national office and staff are based in Melbourne, Victoria.
SANE
Australia is a Public Benevolent Institution with exemption from income
tax and is on the ATO Register of Gift-Deductible Recipients.
History
SANE Australia can be traced back to 1985 with the formation of
Schizophrenia Australia, a national body set up by people interested in
supporting those affected by schizophrenia. In 1986 Schizophrenia
Australia's name was changed to Schizophrenia Australia Foundation (the
existing business name of SANE Australia). In 1996 Schizophrenia
Australia Foundation began using the business name SANE Australia, this
reflected the broadening of scope of SANE's work to embrace serious
mental illness and not just schizophrenia.
Winning Awards for Excellence
SANE Australia
has won a number of awards for education through its publications and
also through the website.
SANE's Australian Business Number (ABN) is 92 006 533 606.
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