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Schizophrenia
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 10/12/2025
This section covers what schizophrenia is, what the symptoms are and how you can get treatment.
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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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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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2021 Resources and Reports
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 19/03/2025
2021 Resources and Reports Tip of the iceberg? Deaths and serious harm in the benefits system This reportlooks at key areas of the benefits process that can cause severe distress for people. The DWP has been found to negatively impact people’s wellbeing, causing severe anxiety and distress, creating financial hardship, worsening existing mental health...
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Charity warns that nation’s mental health has failed to rebound since the dark days of the pandemic
1 min read |Last updated: 16/11/2022
New online research by YouGov for charity Rethink Mental Illness reveals people more likely to report that their mental health has worsened since start of year, when the nation was in the midst of the Omicron wave and Plan B pandemic restrictions were in place National charity Rethink Mental Illness has warned the nation’s mental health has failed to...
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Rethink Mental Illness calls for immediate end to benefits sanctions for disabled people as 'cruel' penalties soar
1 min read |Last updated: 16/08/2022
Charity raises alarm over damaging mental health impact of benefits sanctions, with DWP penalties soaring as cost of living crisis bites Rethink Mental Illness is calling on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to put an immediate end to benefits sanctions for those living with mental illness and other disabled people as ‘cruel’ penalties that...
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Symptoms of psychosis significantly increased during pandemic
1 min read |Last updated: 18/10/2021
*** Please note this article was corrected on 20/10. These statistics have been revised following the identification of a data quality issue with the information provided to NHS Digital *** The charity Rethink Mental Illness has raised alarm at the significant increase in the number of people referred to mental health services with suspected First Episodes...
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We respond to government plans to exclude trans people from legislation to ban conversion therapy.
1 min read |Last updated: 06/04/2022
We respond to government plans to exclude trans people from legislation to ban conversion therapy. Mark Winstanley, Chief Executive, Rethink Mental Illness: “Conversion therapy is deeply unethical and can cause devastating distress and harm to people’s mental health. We need a complete ban, which is why we are deeply disappointed to see that current...
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80% of people living with mental illness say current crisis has made their mental health worse.
1 min read |Last updated: 27/04/2020
Overwhelming majority of people living with mental illness say coronavirus pandemic has caused a deterioration in their mental health – first UK wide online peer support service launched in response Eighty percent (80%) of people living with mental illness who responded to a survey by charity Rethink Mental Illness said that coronavirus and the measures...
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Our history
1 min read |Last updated: 29/01/2025
Our history Rethink Mental Illness was formed over 50 years ago by a group of inspiring people who were caring for a loved one living with schizophrenia.The experiences and knowledge of carers and people living with mental illness have been vital in helping our organisation improve the lives of thousands of people every year. Together, we’ve developed...
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My first ever ultra-marathon in support of Rethink Mental Illness.
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
This year I have decided to run my first ever ultra-marathon. It is 35 miles long (or 56km for my European friends). Apparently it is flat for the first 28km but then there are a couple of steep elevations of 180m over 5km followed by another incline of 215m over 4km; just what you need after running the best part of a marathon. The good news is the...
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Progress update May 2021
1 min read |Last updated: 19/06/2024
Becoming an anti-racist organisation: progress update May 2021 Our mission is a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness. One result of the racial inequality in society is that people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds can experience different rates of mental illness than the majority white population....
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New polling reveals scale of public support for suspending benefit sanctions during the pandemic
1 min read |Last updated: 19/11/2020
New online research for Rethink Mental Illness shows a majority of 6 in 10 UK adults (59%) support their call for the government to suspend sanctions on claimants of Universal Credit for the next six months. Only 13% of UK adults opposed the move. The YouGov polling revealed that more than twice as many UK adults who voted Conservative in 2019 (49%)...
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Demand for mental health advice soars in year after first lockdown
1 min read |Last updated: 23/03/2021
Charity sees surge in demand for mental health advice one year after first national lockdown, and warns that NHS and social care mental health services need to be ready to meet increased demand for support from people whose mental health has been severely impacted by the pandemic. Rethink Mental Illness has reported a significant increase in the number...
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Progress update September 2021
1 min read |Last updated: 19/06/2024
Becoming an anti-racist organisation: progress update May 2021 Our mission is a better quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness. One result of the racial inequality in society is that people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds can experience different rates of mental illness than the majority white population....
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A solicitor’s advice
1 min read |Last updated: 10/09/2024
The view from an expert will-writing solicitor Are you looking for expert advice on the need for a will, how to go about arranging a will and what the process involves? If so, read on. Iain Wanstall is a qualified solicitor of over 20 years. He specialises in private client law and works on wills, succession planning and lasting powers of attorney....
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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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