Coronavirus and mental health

We know that living with a severe mental illness can be challenging. And the current coronavirus pandemic could create additional problems. This information tries to help you ease or overcome some of these problems.

Guidance on the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer/BioNTech for people severely affected by mental illness.

During the current Coronavirus outbreak, it is now law in England for face coverings to be worn in most public places in order to minimise the risk of transmission. This blog from our advice and information team explains these rules and what options you have if you experience mental illness.

Because of the coronavirus crisis, professionals might have to change the way they use the Mental Health Act.  The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England (NHSE) have provided this guidance for professionals.

The government are introducing the new test and trace service to help them trace the spread of the coronavirus and isolate new infections. Find out more about this service and what they will ask you.

We've been getting lots of questions about what impact the coronavirus has for people who require blood tests when taking clozapine. Our advice team have written this blog to help.

This guidance is for anyone who receives direct payments to pay for their social care. It explains what you can use the direct payments for and whether the coronavirus outbreak is making any changes to that.

Temporary changes to the Mental Health Act

The Mental Health Act must continue to function effectively throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to ensure the safety, care, and treatment of people affected by mental illness.

As lockdown slowly eases, we asked our supporters what concerns they had about these changes and offered them advice on what they can do to support themselves.