The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health History

‘The Federation’ began as the Federation of West Derbyshire Mental Health Support Groups in 1985. It commenced life as an affiliation of self-help groups, then following joint Social Services and health funding took on the role of direct mental health support. This has expanded to include work on behalf of Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire County PCT, and from our beginnings in the Dales area we now also operate in the High Peak, Chesterfield and areas to the south.

In 2006 we became a limited company under the new name The Derbyshire Federation for Mental Health. We currently employ 28 paid staff and benefit from the contribution of volunteers in different roles. Our main office is in Darley Dale and we now operate a secondary office in Buxton.