Mental health
Masonic Charitable Foundation
Funded entirely through the generosity of Freemasons and their families, the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) is one of the largest grant-making charities in the country. We build better lives by enabling opportunity, advancing healthcare and education and promoting independence.
We offer mental health support to Freemasons and their family members who are experiencing low mood, symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress or other conditions affecting their mental wellbeing. This service is run by an independent team of professional counsellors and therapists who are registered and accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy.
After an initial telephone assessment, counselling sessions may be available either over the phone or face-to-face.
If counselling sessions are deemed inappropriate following the telephone assessment, we may be able to consider alternative support as advised by the assessor such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Our mental health support is available for Freemasons and their eligible family members who are over the age of 17. Support for children below 17 can be considered separately after discussion with our enquiries team.
A financial assessment is not required to access our standard counselling service, however a full financial assessment is required to access other specialist mental health support.
Those seeking mental health support should contact our enquiries team who will provide the details required to access the service.
0800 035 60 90
The Freemason must be, or have been, a member of a lodge regulated by the United Grand Lodge of England. The Freemason does not need to be a currently subscribing member, but he must have joined before the need arose.
Please be aware that if the Freemason’s membership is not active, there is a set period of time after the membership ended in which an application can be submitted. Please contact us for further information.
We define those with a strong family connection as a Freemason’s: *married or life partner *widow or surviving partner *divorced or separated partner *child or stepchild (under 25) in full-time education *grandchild or step grandchild (under 25) in full-time education Other relations may also qualify for support if they can demonstrate that a Freemason has provided them with significant financial or physical support.
Those seeking support must be able to demonstrate a need for our grants and services and must pass a financial assessment.