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About mental illness
1 in 4 people will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. People can, and often do, recover with the right treatment and support. Our advice and information pages can help you learn more about conditions, symptoms and diagnoses, so you or a loved one can get the help you need.
Living with mental illness
Living with a mental illness should not be a barrier to a good quality of life. Our advice and information pages contain all you need to know about getting the proper treatment and support for you or a loved one and what you can do if you feel the help you are getting is not right.
Rights and restrictions
If you experience mental illness or care for someone who does, it is essential to know your rights. Our information pages has advice on mental health laws, rights and restrictions, social care, welfare, and resources about the police, courts & prison service.
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Our latest blogs
Welfare and employment announcements: What's changed?
27/11/2023
We strongly oppose the government’s approach to getting people back into work and the potential loss of financial support for many people living with mental illness who rely on benefits. We know that the governments announcements on welfare and employment have been distressing and unclear for many people, so we hope that this blog can help update people about what will or might happen, and some of our hopes for the future.
Read more Read more“Recovery is a long winding road” – John’s story
24/11/2023
After a suicide attempt, John was diagnosed with emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD) and psychosis. Although his journey was difficult at times, John has found meaning and happiness through goal setting, learning new coping strategies and sharing his experiences with others.
Read more Read moreMeet our 2023 Pringle Award Winners
24/11/2023
Our annual Pringle and Janey awards recognise people and groups who have made a real difference to people severely affected by mental illness during the previous year.
Read more Read moreMeet Bryan Smith, our 2023 Supporter of the Year winner
24/11/2023
The Pringle award for Supporter of the Year recognises a member who has made an outstanding contribution to Rethink Mental Illness. Bryan, AKA "The Walking Man from Bristol", has been fighting his own mental health battles from a young age; his personal experiences have fuelled his unrelenting passion for mental health advocacy and he has dedicated his life to making a difference.
Read more Read moreMeet Derbyshire BPD Support Group, our 2023 Group of the Year winner
24/11/2023
After coming out of a 4-year crisis, Sue wished there was a specialised BPD support group she could have been a part of. She’d attended more general mental health groups before but didn’t feel these were focused enough on her diagnosis. She created the Derbyshire BPD group in 2017, with wishes that nobody else would have to go through what she went through. Sue believes that her mental health crisis was exacerbated by the lack of support.
Read more Read moreMeet John Hall Wellness Garden, our 2023 Service of the Year winner
24/11/2023
The community garden is open to all members of the community with an emphasis on helping mental health and wellbeing and is run by volunteers. The garden holds plant sales, craft activities, peer support groups, short walking groups and long wellness walking groups. Their aim is to provide a wellbeing service that accommodates all.
Read more Read moreMeet Steph Collins, our Bill Pringle Art Award winner
24/11/2023
Bill Pringle was a talented artist who lived with schizophrenia. These awards recognise the incredible creativity of our community. All art and poetry entries this year were asked to reflect the theme of inclusion.
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