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NHS mental health teams - Community, crisis, and early intervention support
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 02/12/2025
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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Ethnic minorities and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 11/12/2025
If you are from an ethnic minority background, you may face specific issues relating to your mental health. This page gives information on your options for support and treatment and to help resolve any specific issues.
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Mental capacity and mental illness - The Mental Capacity Act 2005
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 02/12/2025
Mental capacity means you have ability to make your own decisions. If you lose mental capacity the Mental Capacity Act 2005 protects you and your rights. You may lose mental capacity because of your mental illness. This section explains mental capacity and how the Act works.
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Couples who care for an adult who lives with a mental illness - Relationship tips
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/11/2025
Caring for a relative who lives with mental illness can be rewarding. But it can be challenging too. And if you are in a relationship, it can have an impact on you and your partner.
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Criminal courts and mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 02/12/2025
If you are charged with an offence, you must go to court. This section looks at the different criminal courts in England and Wales and how they work. It looks at how your mental health can be considered in court, and the possible outcomes of a court case. 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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Suicidal thoughts - How to support someone
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/12/2025
This section looks at why someone might have suicidal thoughts, feelings, or intentions. It gives advice on how you can support them when they’re feeling this way. It also looks at support for you. This section is for those supporting someone who’s experiencing suicidal thoughts.
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 02/12/2025
This information explains what Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is, its symptoms and how it is treated.
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Personality disorders
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 02/12/2025
This section tells you what personality disorders are and their symptoms, and how you can get treatment.
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How is PTSD diagnosed?
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 26/06/2025
How is PTSD diagnosed? After four weeks of experiencing trauma, it is best to see your GP if: you are still having problems about the experience, and the symptoms are troubling you. The earlier you get help, the better. Visit our symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) page to find out more. How can my GP help me? Your GP should talk to...
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Patients leaving GP appointments after not discussing all worries
Last updated: 18/10/2024
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Coalition calls for government strategy to tackle ‘causes rather than symptoms’ of deepening mental health crisis
1 min read |Last updated: 09/05/2025
Coalition of organisations representing people living with mental illness and other disabilities calls for strategy that identifies and tackles drivers of mental ill-health across education, health, welfare and more. The group warns against proposed benefit cuts, which they say could exacerbate the mental health crisis. Letter calls for...
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Supporters & ambassadors
1 min read |Last updated: 27/02/2025
Ambassadors and high-profile supporters We're delighted to have the support of our high-profile supporters and ambassadors. From supporting our campaigns and fundraising, to raising awareness of mental illness, they do huge amounts to support our work to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness.
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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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New survey reveals stark impact of NHS mental health treatment waiting times
1 min read |Last updated: 25/06/2024
Charity calls on next government to ‘fix the mental health system’ as majority of people who attempted to access mental health services within last two years feel they weren’t seen quickly enough, with four in five experiencing a deterioration in their mental health. One-third of people whose mental health worsened while waiting for treatment took...
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Urgent campaign launches to increase awareness of psychosis
1 min read |Last updated: 21/03/2022
Urgent campaign launches to increase awareness of psychosis, as research shows a quarter of young people at greatest risk have never heard of it. A quarter of 18–34-year-olds (24%) say they have not heard of psychosis* One third (34%) of GB adults said they don’t know how confident they would be that they could spot symptoms of psychosis, compared...
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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: 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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A day in the life of a Rethink Advice and Information Service Advisor
1 min read |Last updated: 22/09/2025
The Rethink Advice and Information Service (RAIS) provides a trusted resource for information on mental illness, mental health laws, and guidance for carers. You can contact the team by phone or web chat every weekday, and they would be happy to help with any queries you have. We spoke to RAIS advisor, Amber, to find out more about her role and what...
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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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