The SAD Association is a voluntary organisation and registered charity founded in 1987 to support and advise people with SAD and inform the public and health professionals about the condition.

We disseminate information about SAD through the press, media and our website, by distribution of free leaflets to health centres and hospitals and through our information pack.

SADA is self-financing and receives no government funding.

The charity monitors the development of light fixtures and international developments in SAD research. The association may attend and give presentations at conferences, undertake surveys and fund research projects in SAD clinics.  

SADA is the world's longest surviving support organisation for SAD. Membership subscriptions form the financial basis of the charity and help to fund the paid administrator. Enquiries are received from individuals with SAD, health professionals and organisations, employers, educational institutions, local authorities and many more. Since it was set up, SADA has dramatically raised the awareness of SAD in the UK.

Public recognition of SAD has changed drastically in the last twenty years, thanks to media interest and the hard work of a handful of people. But we still have a long way to go. There are people with SAD all over the country who do not have access to a sympathetic and knowledgeable GP or psychiatric unit, and many more who manage their condition with light therapy, unknown to their doctor.

SADA's aim is to ensure that SAD is recognised and accepted in every part of the UK, and that those with SAD can maintain a productive life with the support of doctors, employers, family and friends.