Praxis Care

Praxis Care (formerly Praxis Care Group, Praxis Care International, and Praxis Care Mental Health)^[1] is a charity headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was incorporated on 3 July 1984,.^[1]

It is a company limited by guarantee (NI017623). It has charitable tax status with HM Revenue & Customs (XN80842). It is registered with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (NIC103672), The Charities Regulator (Ireland - RCN 20100919) and with HMAG on the Isle of Man (826)^[1]

Activities

Praxis Care provides a range of accommodation and support services including residential and supported living, domiciliary care, floating support, home response, carers advocacy, day centers, a befriending department and work skills projects.^[2] The people it supports have learning disabilities, mental ill health, dementia and autism.^[2] Praxis Care has a dedicated in-house research department which monitors issues as diverse as staff and supported people satisfaction and the evaluation of schemes, as well as doing research into relevant issues.^[3]

The organization runs services across Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, England and the Republic of Ireland. The revenue for Praxis Care in 2023 was £66.7 million^[2]

Staff

Nevin Ringland founded the original Praxis Mental Health in 1981 and retired in March 2019.^[4] He became the Patron of Praxis Care, while Andy Mayhew took over as chief executive. Carol Breen became CEO in 2023 upon Mayhew's retirement.^[5]

The organization has nearly 2,000 staff and volunteers.^[2] They were named Employer of the Year at the National Learning Disability and Autism Awards 2023 in Northern Ireland.^[6]

See also

• Mental health in the United Kingdom