Why We Care

Like 90 per cent of the public, we believe those working in social care do not get the recognition they deserve.

Join our campaign and sign the petition for the government to increase funding for social care, to enable better pay and recognition for support workers.

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Sign up for 2025

Run the 2025 TCS London Marathon for Mencap

If you missed a place in this years London Marathon, or if you've always wanted to run it but never had the chance, we've opened up places for 2025.

Waste of lives, waste of money - where's the plan?

Thousands of people with a learning disability have been locked away in mental health hospitals rather than being supported in the community . The government holds the key to stopping this scandal once and for all.

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Donate to Mencap

£7

could answer a call from someone in crisis who reaches out to our Learning Disability Helpline for support.

£25

could help a trained caseworker stop a parent’s loved one from being wrongfully locked up in a mental health hospital.

£50

could help pay for urgent legal support for a family in desperate need of advice to prevent their loved one being admitted to an in-patient unit.

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Mencap's manifesto

Mencap's goal is to make the UK the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives.

Our manifesto asks for the things that need to be put in place to fulfil that goal, and we hope that all the political parties hear our call.

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Help the UK Covid-19 Inquiry

It's important that the impact of the pandemic on the lives of people with a learning disability, their families and friends, is fully understood and recognised.

Share your story with the independence UK Covid-19 Inquiry.