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Social inclusion and mental illness - How can I become more connected?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 19/04/2024
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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Bristol Community Support Services
Services and Groups |Last updated: 22/08/2024
The support service has been working for many years to support adults above 18 who live within the area covered by Bristol City Council to make a positive difference in their lives. The service works with anybody who has mental health problem. We support people within the community to identify their strengths and work towards empowering them. Our Support is based on values of recovery and social inclusion, and we have found people that use our service become more independent, confident, and resilient. The service uses a person-centred approach spending time to identify what you would like to work towards. We focus on smart goals at a pace that varies from person-to-person to improve their overall wellbeing.
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Rowan House
Services and Groups |Last updated: 30/10/2023
Rowan House is an intensive support service designed to promote recovery and improve social inclusion for adults with mental illness. It also supports peoples transition back to community living. The service is commissioned and regulated by Wiltshire Council. It is not Care Quality Commission Registered Care, nor is it solely housing-related support, but provides an innovative approach to the delivery of time-limited, outcome-focused care and support tailored to each persons needs. The service is delivered in accommodation provided by Selwood Housing. Short term support is provided by Rethink Mental Illness, up to a maximum of two years.
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Brent Mental Health Service
Services and Groups |Last updated: 02/05/2024
The Brent Mental Health service provides support to adults with mental health needs aged 18+, within the Brent borough alongside statutory services. The service has 2 main aspects of delivery which are: • Befriending service utilising volunteers, • Peer Navigators Support,
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Social care assessment Under the Care Act 2014
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 08/03/2024
If you have a mental illness you may need support from social services. This section explains who is eligible for social care support and how you can get an assessment from your local authority. Your local authority has to follow The Care Act 2014. This section is for anyone with a mental illness that would like support from their local authority. If you care for someone with mental illness who needs social care support you may find this information helpful too.
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Supporting someone with a mental illness
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 14/08/2024
This section gives tips and suggestions to help you support someone with mental illness. This information is for adults supporting other adults with a mental illness in England.
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Recovery College Community Inclusion Service (Milton Keynes)
Services and Groups |Last updated: 10/06/2024
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People and governance
1 min read |Last updated: 25/06/2024
Our people and governance Every single person who is part of our incredible team plays a vital role in helping us deliver our mission: to lead the way to a better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.
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What our supporters tell us
1 min read |Last updated: 19/06/2024
What our supporters tell us People severely affected by mental illness deserve: the right support, quality housing, meaningful employment, good physical health, social connections, and judgement-free life. That’s why Rethink Mental Illness exists. But are our services, helplines, and peer support groups achieving that for people? We spoke to people...
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Wiltshire Mental Health Inclusion Service
Services and Groups |Last updated: 20/08/2024
The Rethink Mental Illness Wiltshire Mental Health Inclusion Service provides a community mental health service for those in Wiltshire. It is to help support you if you are feeling isolated or lonely due to your mental health and create opportunities of growth to access your local community. The service is jointly funded by Wiltshire Council and the Wiltshire Commissioning Group.
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2023-28 Strategy
1 min read |Last updated: 19/06/2024
Our Strategy for 2023-28 Working together to build Communities that Care The Communities that Care model is the cornerstone of our strategy. It means working in open and transparent partnership with a range of people and organisations, so that everyone severely affected by mental illness has a good quality of life and feels part of a community that...
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Islamophobia Awareness Month - how to create an inclusive workplace
Last updated: 01/11/2023
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News and stories
1 min read |Last updated: 21/08/2024
News and stories For over fifty years we have been the voice of people severely affected by mental illness. Every year thousands of people see our media coverage, read our blogs and share the stories that matter to them. Take a look around our news and stories archive and be inspired today. Latest press releases
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Mental health and the Windrush generation
1 min read |Last updated: 13/12/2023
Mental health and the Windrush generation The HMT Empire Windrush ship brought one of the first large groups of Caribbean people to the UK in 1948. The positive legacy created by the Windrush Generation goes without question, contributing to the NHS and other sectors affected by Britain’s post-war labour shortage. 75 years on, we look at the Windrush...
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