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Mental health care in prison
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 05/06/2025
This section looks at what healthcare you should get if you’re in prison. And at what to do if you aren’t getting the help you need. Prisoners should have the same access to healthcare as everyone else. This information is for people affected by mental illness in prison in England who are 18 or over. It’s also for their carers, friends and relatives and anyone interested in this subject.
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Second opinions - About your mental health diagnosis or treatment
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 05/06/2025
This information explains why you might ask for a second opinion and how to ask for it. You don’t have a legal right to a second opinion, but you can ask for one. We also look at what your options are if you ask for a second opinion and don’t get one. This information is for people over 18 and in England with a mental health condition. It’s also for their carers, friends or relatives and anyone interested in the subject.
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Complaining about the NHS or social services
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 05/06/2025
This section explains how you can make a complaint about the NHS or social services and what support you can get. This information is for people affected by mental illness in England who are 18 or over and their carers, relatives and friends.
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Survey puts spotlight on “inordinate” strain NHS is under, as people severely affected by mental illness struggle to access essential support
1 min read |Last updated: 27/02/2023
Rethink Mental Illness call on government to keep its promise to publish a 10-year Plan for Mental Health and Wellbeing, that would challenge causes of mental illness and reduce demand on NHS. A new survey of over 200 people who experience severe mental illness, including diagnoses such as schizophrenia, bipolar and personality disorders, has shed more...
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Prisoners and self-harm
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 05/06/2025
This information looks at what self-harm is and why you might self-harm in prison. It could help if you are using self-harm to cope with how you’re feeling. Or if you are thinking about self-harming. It explains what support you can get and how to help yourself.
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Response to Call for Evidence – Draft Mental Health Bill 2022
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
Response to Call for Evidence – Draft Mental Health Bill 2022 The draft Mental Health Bill has been released for consultation. Rethink Menal Illness submitted the below written evidence to the Mental Health Bill Committee who are undertaking pre-legislative scrutiny. About Rethink Mental Illness. 1. Rethink Mental Illness is the charity for people severely...
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Severe Mental illness and Covid 19: Service support and digital solutions
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/02/2025
Severe Mental illness & Covid 19: Service support and digital solutions Report published 17 June 2020 by Jonathan Moore. This briefing shares the insights that Rethink Mental Illness has gleaned on service support and digital solutions during the pandemic. Some of these insights are based on online research we have conducted with service users,...
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How can I get urgent help for my mental health?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 12/05/2025
How can I get urgent help for my mental health? This information tells you how you can get urgent help for your mental health. It is for people who are 18 or over and live in England. You might need urgent help for your mental health for different reasons. You could be very worried about thoughts ofsuicideorself-harm, or be experiencing mania orpsychosis. You...
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Charity warns rising demand for support signals a looming mental health crisis, urges people to seek support if they’re struggling
1 min read |Last updated: 27/10/2020
Over 2.3 million people visited rethink.org for advice and information in the six months after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the country would go into lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Demand for advice and information doubles compared to the six-month period that preceded the pandemic. Rethink Mental Illness has experienced...
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