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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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Why is depression more common in women?
1 min read |Last updated: 01/10/2025
Why is depression more common in women? Depression affects millions of people in the UK, but data from the ONS says women were more likely than men to report experiencing some form of depression. Depression is more common in women due to many reasons, including biological, environmental, social, and psychological factors. This blog explores these...
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Rethink Mental Illness 'deeply disappointed' at shelving of 10-year-plan for Mental Health and Wellbeing
1 min read |Last updated: 24/01/2023
Mark Winstanley, Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, said: “We are deeply disappointed to learn that the government is shelving its 10-year cross-government Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan. This decision signifies a failure to prioritise the nation’s mental health and challenge the causes of mental illness at the very moment that demand for...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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When is OCD Awareness Week?
1 min read |Last updated: 13/10/2025
When is OCD Awareness Week? OCD Awareness Week takes place from October 13-19 every year. The week was launched by the International OCD Foundation and aims to break the stigma and raise awareness around Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. What is OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common but often misunderstood mental health condition affecting...
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Covid-19 and support in the community
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 10/02/2025
Severe Mental illness & Covid 19: Support in the community - social care, carers and peer support Report published 25 June 2020 by Jonathan Moore. Though clinical support is a vital component of care, people severely affected by mental illness need more than this to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. This objective cannot be achieved by medical...
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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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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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Overwhelming majority of people severely affected by mental illness report discrimination still widespread
1 min read |Last updated: 06/05/2021
New survey reveals overwhelming majority (88%) of people severely affected by mental illness report discrimination still widespread. The need to tackle stigma and discrimination experienced by people severely affected by mental illness has been laid bare in a new survey by the charity Rethink Mental Illness. The survey, completed by more than 500 people...
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What is mental health awareness?
1 min read |Last updated: 01/10/2025
What is mental health awareness? Mental health awareness is about understanding mental health, recognising the challenges faced by people living with mental illness, and being able to discuss mental health openly. It involves acknowledging the stigma and discrimination that can exist and learning how to support colleagues, friends, or family...
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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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Do I have depression?
1 min read |Last updated: 01/10/2025
Do I have depression? If you’re feeling down or struggling to find joy in life, it might be a sign that you are experiencing depression. This blog will help you understand the symptoms ofdepression, how they might affect you, and the steps you can take towards recovery. Understanding depression Depression is more than just feeling sad or having...
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