Rethink Mental Illness statement on the end of the Nottingham Inquiry
As the Nottingham Inquiry draws to a close, it is important that we hold on to two truths at the same time. The first is the devastating impact that violence has on victims, families and communities. The second is that the overwhelming majority of people living with mental illness are not violent and are far more likely to experience harm themselves.
People living with severe mental health problems nearly five times as likely to die before 75, as new report calls for action on scandal of preventable early deaths
A new report from Rethink Mental Illness has laid bare the factors driving early deaths among people experiencing severe mental illness, which are often due to treatable physical health conditions.
