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Media centre

Our press and media team works with journalists across the UK. We provide a range of services to media, including comment on breaking news, plus interviews with experts and people with lived experience of mental illness.

Our latest press releases

We respond to CQC review of Nottinghamshire mental health services

26/03/2024

We respond to the rapid review into failings within Nottinghamshire mental health services, commissioned following the sentencing of Valdo Calocane.

06/03/2024

The government's spring budget did not go far enough to relieve pressure on mental health services, Rethink Mental Illness has said. Read the full statement here.

01/02/2024

New data released on Time to Talk Day (1 February) reveals the nation is putting a ‘brave face’ on to avoid talking about mental health during difficult times. The hesitance to speak about how we really feel is resulting in many feeling isolated, withdrawn and with worsening mental health.

25/01/2024

The NHS has today (25 January 2024) released its annual figures about the Mental Health Act for the 2022-23 period. Here is our response to the statistics, with the headline being that there were 51,312 detentions.

19/12/2023

The Office for National Statistics has published its annual suicide statistics for 2022, showing that suicide rates remain high. Read our response here.

30/11/2023

We set out our current position on the use of a new monitoring system introduced to mental health units across the country.

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How to contact the media team

If you are a UK journalist with a media enquiry please contact us using the details below:

Email: media@rethink.org
Tel: 0207 840 3138

Our press office is monitored outside of office hours to support urgent media requests, including bank holidays and weekends.

Before contacting us please note that, as a small team, we're unable to assist with student requests, or support articles or broadcast items that have not yet been commissioned.