The Robert Bentley Memorial Fund


Robert Bentley

Born 12 August 1995, ended his own life on 28 April 2017
21 years, 8 months, 17 days

The aim of the fund was to remove the barriers to seeking help, real or imaginary, for young people at risk of suicide.

Originally the aim was to subsidise private counselling for young people that were unable to commence or continue therapy due to financial hardship. Unfortunately, I encountered many obstacles that have made achieving this goal very difficult. Too much work needs to be done to satisfy all legal requirements for patient confidentiality, fraud prevention, financial and charity regulations. Those providers that could help were not interested in the additional unavoidable complexity. I now know that I am unable to achieve that aim on my own.

News

15 November 2022, 13:44
Bucks Mind, Buckinghamshire Mental Health Charity
The fund donated £100 today to Bucks Mind. Bucks Mind provides counselling for young people in Buckinghamshire.

19 June 2019, 17:38
Youth Enquiry Service, High Wycombe
The fund donated £1,000 today to the Youth Enquiry Service, High Wycombe. The service already provides volunteer counselling for schools and young people in Beaconsfield and other local districts that they serve.

4 June 2018, 11:19
The total donated so far is £1133.97 Thank you for your donation.

4 June 2018
Update from Vincent Bentley, Robert's father
I have found that confidentiality and fraud prevention laws don't fit well together when it comes to payments. At this point in time I am unable to find a suitable process for subsidising private counselling that can comply with all legal requirements. The fund is currently supporting PAPYRUS with donations.