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Hearing voices
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 16/10/2025
This section may help you if you hear voices, or if you know someone who does. Hearing voices is a very common experience. Hearing voices can be a symptom of some mental health problems, but not everyone that hears voices are unwell. This section looks at what it can be like to hear voices, why you might hear voices and how to cope with them.
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Work, volunteering, and mental illness
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 14/10/2025
This section explains your options for finding work or volunteering opportunities. These things can be important for your mental health.
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How long are NHS mental health waiting lists?
1 min read |Last updated: 08/10/2025
How long are NHS mental health waiting lists? NHS mental health waiting lists can be significantly longer than those for physical health, with some people waiting up to nearly two years for care. Mental health services are crucial for supporting people whose mental health conditions impact their daily lives. But the waiting times for these services...
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Prime Minister urged to create new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England
1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2020
Prime Minister urged by major coalition of charities to create a new Mental Health Renewal Plan for England to support the nation’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic The devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic demands an urgent renewal plan for the nation’s mental health to avoid crisis, according to an unprecedented coalition of over 50 voluntary...
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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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The trouble with the stigma around mental illness
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 24/09/2024
The trouble with the stigma around mental illness Let’s be clear. The stigma around mental illness can destroy people’s lives and have deadly consequences. Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular reason. It comes from a lack of understanding, and people often fear what they don’t understand. 1 in 4 people...
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Briefing: Our response to the government’s discussion paper on the upcoming 10-year Mental health and wellbeing plan
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
In April 2022, the UK government published a discussion paper on a proposed 10 year plan for mental health, alongside a call for evidence with specific questions on the proposal. This document sets out a summary of our response. In General We welcome the cross-government approach to the upcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing plan. This approach recognises...
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How to deal with depression: A guide to finding hope and healing
1 min read |Last updated: 01/10/2025
How to deal with depression: A guide to finding hope and healing Living with depression can feel overwhelming, but there are steps you can take to manage your symptoms and find hope. Understanding what you’re going through, seeking professional help, building a support system and self-care are all ways to get through it. Recognise the symptoms Understanding...
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People identifying as LGB+ over twice as likely to self-harm or take their own lives
Last updated: 11/04/2025
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2003-2019 Resources and Reports
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 19/03/2025
2003 - 2019 Resources and Reports 2019 General election 2019 manifesto: We've waiting long enough - it's time for a fair mental health system Read our general election manifesto which outlines the three key issues we believe the next government must address for people severely affected by mental illness - these are creating a cross-government mental...
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Mental Health Policy Group: 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
Mental Health Policy Group: 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review The below submission to Comprehensive Spending Review sets out the priorities of Rethink Mental Illness and members of the Mental Health Policy Group. It covers several areas, notably capital investment in mental health services and in the social care and community services people severely...
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Local authorities and the Long Term Plan briefing - November 2020
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Local authorities and the NHS Long Term Plan Our mission at Rethink Mental Illness is to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness and their carers. We do this as an active member of the Association of Mental Health Providers, working with other organisations who provide similar support. 2021 has the potential to be a transformative...
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New analysis of NHS data on mental health waiting times
1 min read |Last updated: 21/02/2025
People are eight times more likely to wait over 18 months for mental health treatment than physical health treatment, NHS data reveals New analysis of NHS data by Rethink Mental Illness suggests eight times as many people are still waiting for mental health treatment after 18 months compared to physical health care. Charity calls on the government...
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Community Mental Health Framework research
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Getting started: lessons from the first year of implementing the Community Mental Health Framework Rethink Mental Illness's new report explores key learning from the first full year of implementation of NHS England's Community Mental Health Framework. We believe that the creation of the Framework, and more recently the introduction of Integrated Care...
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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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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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Islamophobia Awareness Month - how to create an inclusive workplace
Last updated: 01/11/2023
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