Your article on charities closing focused on those with drug issues and the homeless (Most vulnerable will suffer as charity cash dries up, March 17). But all are under threat, including those that support people with mental illness.
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Vulnerable suffer as charities try to survive
Your article on charities closing focused on those with drug issues and the homeless (Most vulnerable will suffer as charity cash dries up, March 17). But all are under threat, including those that support people with mental illness. The care of mental illness is the area that receives the least attention and therefore the least funding - yet many in mental distress will frequently turn to illegal drugs and alcohol to relieve their anguish if there is no other option available.
