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Suicidal thoughts - How to cope
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 31/03/2025
This section may help you if you are dealing with suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions. It has ideas you can try to help you. It explains how you can stay safe, and how you can get support.
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Worried about your mental health? How to get treatment and support
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 31/03/2025
This section explains how you can get help if you are worried about your mental health. It explains about options for treatment and support. Such as seeing your GP, talking therapy and self-help and support from charities. This section is for anyone worried about their mental health.
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Social inclusion and mental illness - How can I become more connected?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 31/03/2025
Social inclusion is important for good mental health. This section explains what you can do to be more socially included and who can help you. This information is for adults affected by mental illness in England. It’s also for their carers, friends and relatives and anyone interested in this subject.
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Bipolar disorder
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/04/2025
This section explains the symptoms of bipolar disorder, treatments and ways to manage the condition.
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Our response to the 2022 Spring Statement
1 min read |Last updated: 24/03/2022
Mark Winstanley, CEO of Rethink Mental Illness, responds to the government's 2022 Spring Statement: "With an ever-worsening cost of living crisis, the Chancellor’s Spring Statement will sadly do little to ease the anxieties of people living with severe mental illness and their carers. "Even before the current cost of living crisis, many people living...
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Rethink Mental Illness calls for immediate end to benefits sanctions for disabled people as 'cruel' penalties soar
1 min read |Last updated: 16/08/2022
Charity raises alarm over damaging mental health impact of benefits sanctions, with DWP penalties soaring as cost of living crisis bites Rethink Mental Illness is calling on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to put an immediate end to benefits sanctions for those living with mental illness and other disabled people as ‘cruel’ penalties that...
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Local authorities and the Long Term Plan briefing - November 2020
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Local authorities and the NHS Long Term Plan Our mission at Rethink Mental Illness is to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness and their carers. We do this as an active member of the Association of Mental Health Providers, working with other organisations who provide similar support. 2021 has the potential to be a transformative...
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Charity warns government must act to stop ongoing harm on 40th anniversary of Mental Health Act
1 min read |Last updated: 09/05/2023
The government must urgently enact the new bill to reform the Mental Health Act to prevent ongoing harm to people living with mental illness, Rethink Mental Illness has said on the 40th anniversary of the legislation. The Mental Health Act 1983 is the legislation which allows for people to be detained and treated without their consent when they are...
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Covid-19 and support in the community
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/02/2025
Severe Mental illness & Covid 19: Support in the community - social care, carers and peer support Report published 25 June 2020 by Jonathan Moore. Though clinical support is a vital component of care, people severely affected by mental illness need more than this to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. This objective cannot be achieved by medical...
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Mental Health Policy Group: 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
Mental Health Policy Group: 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review The below submission to Comprehensive Spending Review sets out the priorities of Rethink Mental Illness and members of the Mental Health Policy Group. It covers several areas, notably capital investment in mental health services and in the social care and community services people severely...
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Response to Call for Evidence – Draft Mental Health Bill 2022
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
Response to Call for Evidence – Draft Mental Health Bill 2022 The draft Mental Health Bill has been released for consultation. Rethink Menal Illness submitted the below written evidence to the Mental Health Bill Committee who are undertaking pre-legislative scrutiny. About Rethink Mental Illness. 1. Rethink Mental Illness is the charity for people severely...
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Creative Corner
1 min read |Last updated: 06/02/2025
Creative Corner Welcome to our membership creative corner where we showcase your talent. If you'd like to submit your own work then please email us atmembership@rethink.org - we'd love to add yours to the collection! This section is open to members. If you're not a member but want to join our community and send your work, you can find out more about...
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