Campaigning for change

What's happening this month?

•  The draft updated NICE guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia are open for consultation. Have your say!

• Rethink publishes the Breaking Down the Wall report on discrimination in employment, volunteering, jury service and company directorships.

• Rethink launches the Breaking the Silence report about creating a civil rights movement in mental health.

Our current campaigns

• Breaking Down the Wall - We want to break down the wall of discrimination faced by people with severe mental illness, brick by brick.

• Opening Doors- We want everyone with severe mental illness to get good quality support for good mental and physical health.

• We Care, We Count - We're making sure carers for people with severe mental illness get the support they need. Read about Rethink's recent success through the Work & Pensions inquiry into carers' income & support.

What you can do right now

• Tell us what matters to you about the way social care and support services are provided.
• Let us know if you have experienced discrimination linked to Incapacity Benefit assessment
• Tell your MP to challenge discrimination by employers
• Get involved in Rethink Politics
• Or do you want to run your own campaign? Read our tips

Join the movement

Sign up to Campaign by email!  You can help to challenge the discrimination faced by people affected by mental illness. Our campaigners make a real difference, by high-lighting mental health issues to decision-makers across England and Northern Ireland.

Why campaign?

Through speaking out we can make a real difference for people affected by severe mental illness. Read about the impact campaigning has.

Our campaign successes

Rethink has a successful history of campaigning for the rights of people affected by severe mental illness. Find out more about our previous campaigns