Helena Bonham Carter, CBE

I am an ambassador of CPU. My reason for supporting this remarkable organisation may also speak to you: the belief that mental wellbeing is a right and not a privilege.

For nearly 60 years, CPU has provided free psychoanalytic psychotherapy to Londoners on benefits and low income who otherwise could not afford it.

People travel from 21 boroughs across London to CPU’s home on Prince of Wales Road in Camden. And every year, 150 patients pass through its doors. The model of care is inclusive, progressive and, for those in need, transformative. As one former CPU patient put it; the sessions were not just life changing, but lifesaving.

Yet there are so many more people CPU wants to reach. NHS cuts, the cost-of-living crisis, the toll of the pandemic – mean demand is hurtling upwards. Especially in the most deprived boroughs in the capital.

That’s why I am supporting their fundraising campaign to raise £1.5 million over the next three years to build three more Community Psychotherapy Units in London.

Since 2011, CPU has received no government funding. Its work is only possible thanks to generous donations from people who believe in their mission.

We all have mental health, and we should all have access to mental wellbeing. Please consider supporting CPU. Your contribution, today and in future, will make their vision a reality. Thank you.

Helena Bonham Carter, CBE