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Personality disorders
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 17/01/2025
This section tells you what personality disorders are and their symptoms, and how you can get treatment.
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Busting the myths around mental illness
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 24/09/2024
Busting the myths around mental illness Living with a mental illness is hard enough, but the judgement from others can make it even harder. We know that the myths and stigma that surround mental illness is stopping people seeking the help they need. If we all re-evaluate what we think about mental illness, we’ll be supporting the millions across the...
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Feeling lonely in the mental health conversation - Rachel's story
Last updated: 10/09/2024
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“I could see the fun part of Mum slipping away” – Liberty’s story
Last updated: 09/10/2023
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“I finally feel positive about my present and future” – Hanna’s story
Last updated: 20/08/2024
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Schizophrenia
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
This section covers what schizophrenia is, what the symptoms are and how you can get treatment.
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Spring Appeal
1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
Mental health is in crisis Right now, over 1.5 million people are waiting for mental health support. Suicides are at their highest rate this millennium. People are eight times more likely to wait 18+ months for mental health treatment than for physical health treatment. And the government has announced sweeping, ill-conceived benefits cuts to will seriously...
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Our response to the Supreme Court's ruling on the legal definition of a woman
1 min read |Last updated: 17/04/2025
The Supreme Court in the UK has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex. Mark Winstanley, Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, said: “It's vital that we do everything possible to promote safety, dignity and respect across society. As a mental health charity, we acknowledge the Supreme Court ruling will be felt...
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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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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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‘Stigma effect’ stops three in five people experiencing mental illness from seeking help, survey reveals
1 min read |Last updated: 15/05/2023
Survey lays bare how anxiety holds people living with a mental illness back from enjoying a good quality of life, preventing them from leaving the house, seeing friends and family, and taking part in hobbies and exercise. The survey also reveals concerns about stigma and lack of understanding, with nine in ten saying there isn’t enough awareness about...
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