Our Campaigns

Let's make mental health a priority for the next government. It’s unacceptable that - in 2019 - people living with severe mental illness still face so many challenges. Will you email your local candidates and ask them to support our call for creating a fairer mental health system?

We know that people living with mental illness face challenges on a number of levels, from poor housing, an unfair welfare system, financial hardship and contact with the criminal justice system. That's why we have launched our manifesto for the 2019 general election. We are asking all the main political parties standing to support our three key asks for the future government.

We want to make sure you have all the information you need to cast your vote during a general election. People living with severe mental illness and their loved ones often face a number of challenges when it comes to voting and do not get the information and support they need to carry out their democratic right to vote.

Our joint campaign In Sight In Mind with the Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling for people with the most severe forms of mental illness to have access to the services they need in their local area. Join the campaign today and find out other ways you can get involved.

We campaign to improve the rights of people detained under the Mental Health Act. The Act is badly out of date and fails to respect the rights and autonomy of people treated under it. Find out how you can get involved.

Find out how we are working with NHS England, the Government, local commissioners and mental health professionals following publication of the NHS Long-term Plan, to make sure that mental health services are rooted in the needs of people severely affected by mental illness.

Read about the number of ways we achieve change for people severely affected by mental illness - through our campaigns, working with MPs, supporting our groups and local campaigners, and meet the campaigns and policy team.

Whether you want to tackle stigma, save a local service or fight for changes to the law - the Take Action Guide is full of information and tips to help you create and run your own campaigns.