Nina's Fund

This is Rethink`s first ever fund established to remember an individual and raise funds for the work of the charity.

Alex and Jimmy - Nina's brothersWednesday the 19th of May 2004 saw the launch of Nina’s Fund, which honours the memory of Nina Dean, a model and photographer who sadly died in June 2003 after experiencing paranoid schizophrenia for many years.

Nina was a model who had enjoyed a successful career on the catwalks, including periods modeling for Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Valentino. She was also a talented photographer who first studied photography while living with her then husband, actor Fred Forrest in Los Angeles.Read more about Nina

The fund was developed when Nina’s brothers, Alex and Jimmy, approached Rethink shortly after her death. They were both keen to find a way they could work with Rethink and use Nina's memory to help others experiencing severe mental illness.

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Nina’s Fund is the first Rethink fund set up to celebrate the life of a loved one. If you would like to have more information about remembering someone close to you, call our Rethink Remembers Manager on 0845 456 0455 or email Rethink rethinkremembers@rethink.org.