BACKGROUND
TO the James Nayler Foundation
The James Nayler Foundation was born out of the publicity
surrounding Bob Johnson's work with those suffering the most extreme forms of Personality
Disorder; the violently dangerous men in a special unit in Parkhurst Prison.
His work with this group of people was widely reported in the papers and on
Television, and gave hope that understanding and treatment was possible.
The Foundation was started in June 1997 as a non-profit
making company, launched with individual donations of approximately £4,000. It
quickly became clear that the foundation needed to become a charity in order to
be able to collaborate with other charities and to access charitable funds.
Applying for charity status was a lengthy process, finally completed in April
1999. A very useful meeting with the Charity Commission extended and registered
our amended objects and powers to include conduct disorders in children. The James
Nayler Foundation can now properly become involved in early prevention.
As a consequence of the setting up of the foundation, many
hundreds of individuals, professionals and organisations wrote in, giving
financial and moral support to enable work for Personality Disordered people to
continue to be developed. The James Nayler Foundation was set up for the relief
not only of violence and other severe Personality Disorders but for other forms
of Personality Disorder which include such distressing conditions as self
harming, anorexia and panic attacks.
Constitution
The aims of the Foundation (as registered
with the Charity Commission) are
i) to advance
the education of the public in the causes and treatment of Personality and
Conduct Disorders.
ii) To relieve
the need, hardship or distress of persons suffering from Personality and
Conduct Disorders, their family and friends and others affected by the
behaviour of such persons.
To further these aims, the Foundation is
empowered to conduct research, hold meetings, seminars and conferences, to
publish widely, to provide education and training, advice and assistance, and
to work with organisations with similar aims and objectives regarding
Personality Disorders.