About the 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.