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For nearly 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
Rethink Mental Illness reaction to the new social care white paper
01/12/2021
The government set out plans for social care in a new white paper, titled 'People at the heart of care' unveiled today (1 December 2021). CEO Mark Winstanley gives our reaction to the white paper.
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Leading UK health charities join forces to boost vaccine uptake
25/11/2021
Today, 25 November 2021, Rethink Mental Illness has partnered with 15 leading health charities, the government and the NHS to boost vaccine uptake amongst the country’s most vulnerable this winter.
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27/10/2021
We respond to today's Autumn Budget and Comprehensive Spending Review where there was little mention of mental health.
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Symptoms of psychosis significantly increased during pandemic
18/10/2021
The charity Rethink Mental Illness has raised alarm at the sharp increase in the number of people referred to mental health services with suspected First Episodes of Psychosis during the pandemic.
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06/10/2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a speech to the Conservative Party Conference today. Here's our Deputy CEO Brian Dow's response to the speech, after it emerged that there was no mention of mental health.
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Rethink Mental Illness statement on High Court ruling in Jodey Whiting case
17/09/2021
Alex Kennedy, Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs, responds to today's High Court ruling where the family of Jodey Whiting lost an appeal for a new inquest to examine the role of the Department for Work and Pensions in her death.
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A wake-up call on mental health within the criminal justice system
23/11/2021
Our Associate Director for Criminal Justice & Mental Health Navigation Services, Jonathan Munro, talks us through a recent report which reviewed the criminal justice system for those of us who experience mental health conditions.
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Talking openly has helped us to cope: Bren's story
22/11/2021
How do you cope when both you and your partner have severe depression? Bren, now in her 70s, explains that talking about their ‘bad days’ has meant her relationship has happily lasted 20 years (and counting).
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Q&A with 2021 Janey Award Winner Nkasi Stoll
16/11/2021
Each year, at our Members' Day, we pick out some of the amazing work done by our supporters and commend them for the difference they’ve made to the lives of people severely affected by mental illness. This Q&A is shining the spotlight on the winner of our Janey Antoniou award, Nkasi Stoll. We caught up with Nkasi to find out a bit more about the inspiring work she’s been doing over the last 12 months.
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“Systemic inequalities” – why it is so important for us to run dedicated BAME services
16/11/2021
We spoke to colleagues in our dedicated Black Asian and Minoritised Ethnic (BAME) support services in Bristol and Kent about racism in the mental health system and why it is so important to have dedicated services for people from ethnic minorities.
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Navigating the benefits system: Linda's story
12/11/2021
Despite striving to work when she can, Linda's diagnoses of bipolar disorder, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder have led to her not being well enough to work. Accessing benefits has been a necessity to get by, but the tricky system has often exacerbated the symptoms of her mental illness rather than easing her money worries. Here's her story.
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Feeling isolated working from home? We’re alone in this together
29/10/2021
Like many of us, 38 year old author and writer Naomi wished she could work from home. Then the pandemic hit. Nineteen months later, she is trying hard to combat depression and challenge the notion that working remotely doesn’t mean you have to be remote.
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Amy's fundraising journey - John O’Groats to Land’s End
20/10/2021
After receiving what she described as "life-saving" support and advocacy from our Survivors of Suicide (SOS) service in Brighton & Hove, Amy is taking on a whopping 1000 mile run over five and a half weeks to raise money for Rethink Mental Illness. We caught up with her to find out a bit more about how she's feeling for the challenge and why exactly she decided to support us...
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