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Protect Mental Health Funding
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 19/12/2024
Protect Mental Health Funding - a campaign win! Our campaign to Protect Mental Health Funding resulted in a campaign win in December 2024 when the government announced the Mental Health Investment Standard (MHIS) will stay. Over 500 Rethink Mental Illness campaigners emailed their MP in just 3 days to make sure that MHIS - which is designed to protect...
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Rates of people living with a common mental health condition on the rise in England - something needs to change
1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
More people in England are experiencing a common mental health condition, according to NHS data released today. The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, that looks at the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in adults (aged over 16) in England, found that 1 in 5 adults now live with a common mental health condition, up from...
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Getting help for someone in a mental health crisis
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
You might know someone who’s 18 or over, lives in England and is experiencing a mental health crisis. They might need urgent help and support. This section gives you information on who to contact.
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Potential risks with PTSD
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
Potential risks with PTSD Alcohol and drug use Some people who live with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) use drugs or alcohol to help manage the symptoms. Excessive drug or alcohol misuse can make you more unwell. It can make you more likely to try and harm yourself or take your own life. Read more about drugs, alcohol and mental health. Mental...
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Smoking and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
This page gives information on smoking and mental health. It explains ways to help stop smoking. This information is for people who smoke and have mental health issues and their carers, relatives, and friends.
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NHS mental health teams
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 29/05/2025
Mental health teams are part of the NHS. They support people living in the community who have complex or serious mental health problems. This section focusses on secondary mental health teams. What they can do to help you and how you can get referred to them. It also explains what to do if you have problems with your mental health team.
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Money, benefits, and mental health
Advice and information |Last updated: 03/04/2025
Worrying about money can affect your mental health and living with a mental health condition can make managing money more difficult. This page includes many great links to advice and information on the Mental Health and Money Advice website.
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LGBTplus mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 23/12/2024
LGBT+ people are at a greater risk of poor mental health and wellbeing. This information looks at issues that may affect LGBT+ people’s mental health and how to get support.
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Physical activity and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 28/04/2025
This section gives information on being active and mental health. It explains how to improve physical and mental health by being physically active. This information is for people affected by mental illness in England who are 18 or over. It’s also for their carers, friends and relatives.
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Menopause and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 19/06/2025
If you are experiencing the menopause, it can affect your mental health. This page links to resources that you might find helpful.
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Brent Mental Health Service
Services and Groups |Last updated: 30/08/2024
The Brent Mental Health service provides support to adults with mental health needs aged 18+, within the Brent borough alongside statutory services. The service has 2 main aspects of delivery which are: • Befriending service utilising volunteers, • Peer Navigators Support,
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Long COVID and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 23/12/2024
This section gives information on long COVID and mental health. It explains the symptoms, treatments, and ways to manage the condition.
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GPs and your mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 01/05/2025
A GP is a doctor that can give you treatment and care for your physical and mental health. This section explains how a GP decides what treatment and care to offer you. And how to prepare for a GP appointment.
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Cannabis and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 29/05/2025
Cannabis is an illegal drug which can affect your mental health. This section is about the effects that cannabis can have on your mental health. And how to get help and support.
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Ethnic minorities and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/04/2025
If you are from a Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, you may face specific issues relating to your mental health. This section gives information on your options for support and treatment to help resolve specific issues.
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Drugs, alcohol, and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 23/12/2024
This section looks at the links between alcohol and drugs use and your mental health. It also explains how you can get help for drug and alcohol use. This information is for people affected by mental illness 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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Mental Health Act
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 29/05/2025
This section is about detention under the Mental Health Act. This is sometimes called ‘sectioning’. We explain why you may be detained, and what rights you have. If you care for someone who has been detained, you might also find this information useful.
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Transgender mental health - Practical tips
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 12/05/2025
If you identify as transgender, you are more likely to report long-term mental health conditions compared to cisgender people. This information looks at how transgender people can maintain their mental health.
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Worried about someone's mental health?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/01/2025
This section explains what you can do if you are worried about someone’s mental health. It explains how to get them help and support.
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Asylum seeker and refugee mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 15/04/2025
This information looks at help for refugee and asylum seekers mental health. It also provides general signposting for further help and advice.
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