Rethink Mental Illness Membership

Become part of our community

Through membership we’re facing mental illness together

Our members are the beating heart of our charity. They influence every aspect of our work, from the campaigns we lead to the peer support groups we run.

Membership is just £27 per year, or £2.25 a month. Less than the price of a coffee! If you are unwaged, a student or in receipt of benefits, this is reduced to £6 per year.

When you join, you will receive a welcome pack in the post stuffed full of gifts and useful information. It will include a membership card for your wallet, a membership branded tote bag, and a booklet about what we do and how you can get more involved.

This is a new sign up process so therefore occasionally things don't work as they should. If you have any problems completing the sign up process please let us know by emailing the team on membership@rethink.org. This will help us quickly resolve the issue.

Join us now

Benefits of becoming a member

Members' Day

Our 2024 Members' Day was held in November. Members had a chance to hear from leading voices in mental health, join discussions and meet other members to share ideas and experiences.

2024 Members' Day

Your Voice

You’ll receive our exclusive magazine, Your Voice, three times a year. Articles include up to date information on scientific research, members’ own personal experience stories, updates about our work and much, much more.

Preview some of our Spring 2023 magazine

Webinars

Join exclusive webinars four times a year, led by experts from across the organisation.

Watch a sample of our webinars

Involvement and information

As a member you will be invited to get involved in our work in a variety of ways. Regular newsletters will keep you informed about mental health news, policy and research.

Pringle Awards

Submit your work to our annual art and poetry awards, or nominate your Rethink peer support group for group of the year.

See our 2024 winners here

Creative Corner

New to summer 2024! As a member you can showcase your art or poetry work here on our website or in Your Voice.

Visit our Creative Corner

Welcome Pack

As a new member you will receive a warm welcome through the post, including a membership card, tote bag, copy of our magazine and about us booklet.

Join us now

FAQs

Our membership has two pricing tiers, but don’t let this limit you!

Our main offer is our waged membership of £27 annually as a minimum, however if you’d like to round this up a little then you can by adding a small donation. This option can be paid either annually or monthly.

We also offer an unwaged membership of £6 annually as a minimum. Again, if you’d like to round this up a little then please do give what you can by adding a donation. This membership is for people who are unwaged, for example students, people receiving universal credit. This option can be paid annually.
Yes, please! We’re looking at having this as a sparkly brand new feature on the website. Once it’s ready, you’ll be able to renew simply by inputting your membership number (found on our most recent communications with you). For now, if you’d like to renew, please contact us by giving us a call on 0121 522 7016 or emailing membership@rethink.org. If you call and don’t get an answer then leave a message and we’ll get back to you.
Don’t worry! Your membership number will be on our most recent communications with you (either at the beginning of an email or on your postal address for your Your Voice magazine from summer 2024 onwards). If you can’t find it then just pop us an email at membership@rethink.org or call us on 0121 522 7016 and we’ll be happy to help you. If you call and don’t get an answer then leave a message and we’ll get back to you.
If you’re an unwaged member you can pay annually, either by direct debit payment, card payment (including PayPal), or by sending us a cheque.

If you’re a waged member you can pay monthly or annually. Monthly payments are made by direct debit and annual payments are made either by direct debit payment, card payment (including PayPal), calling us or by sending us a cheque.

We do not accept AMEX payments.
You can do this all by contacting us at membership@rethink.org or on 0121 522 7016. If you call and don’t get an answer then leave a message and we’ll get back to you.

If you’re calling us and we don’t pick up then leave us a message and we’ll quickly get back to you. Our phone lines can get quite busy so it’s best to leave us a message with your information and letting us know why you’re calling so that we have all the right information on hand when we call you back.
Yes! We don’t offer the e-membership to new members anymore as part of our new member offer because we understand the limitations of being a digital member rather than receiving Your Voice in the post. We will always honour your e-membership, however if you would like to switch to being on our new membership offer and receive Your Voice in print via post then let us know.
There are a few ways to cancel your membership but the best way is always to contact us on membership@rethink.org or call us on 0121 522 7016. If you call and don’t get an answer then leave a message and we’ll get back to you.

If you pay by direct debit, you can cancel your direct debit payment which will mark your membership as inactive but sometimes the systems don’t talk to each other the way they should so we don’t get informed when this happens. If you are on another payment method then your membership will automatically lapse after 1 year. However, we’ll get in touch when you’re about to lapse so it’s best to tell us if you want to cancel instead of us trying to contact you to renew your membership.

Need any help?

Our friendly team is always happy to help with any questions you may have. You can email us at membership@rethink.org or call us on 0121 522 7016.

Our phonelines are open during office hours, Monday to Friday. They can get quite busy so, if you call and don't get an answer, please leave a message and we'll get back to you.

Join us now