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Menopause and mental health

Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 28/11/2025

If you are experiencing the menopause, it can affect your mental health. This page links to resources that you might find helpful.

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.

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.

Feeling low or worried? Support for Irish Travellers

Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 08/12/2025

Everyone can have tough times with their wellbeing or nerves. That’s a normal part of life. But sometimes, we need a bit of help. This guide shows you where to find support if you need it. It’s made for Irish Travellers living in England who are 18 or older.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Primary and community mental health services to be improved with £1m investment

1 min read |Last updated: 14/05/2021

£1million will be invested in to primary and community mental health services in Sheffield over the next three years.The national charity, Rethink Mental Illness, has selected Sheffield to be one of four national sites in England to develop new models of delivering mental health care with voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs). The funding...

Rethink Mental Illness welcomes government advice to support the nation’s mental health

1 min read |Last updated: 09/10/2023

Rethink Mental Illness welcomes government advice to support the nation’s mental health during the coronavirus outbreak and calls for the mental health sector to mobilise to tackle growing crisis In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Public Health England has issued guidance on looking after your mental health, with £5 million provided to charities...

Charities call for an independent inquiry into welfare related deaths

1 min read |Last updated: 11/03/2020

21 leading charities and mental health organisations, including Mind, Liberty and the Trussell Trust are backing a campaign by Rethink Mental Illness calling for an independent inquiry into the deaths of vulnerable people who rely on support from the welfare system. The charity has also written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions expressing...

Somerset to be a trailblazer for mental health care

1 min read |Last updated: 21/01/2020

Somerset to be a trailblazer for mental health care as new alliance prepares to deliver innovative new approach. A new alliance of charities has been formed to develop a bold new community-based mental health support service for Somerset residents. The shared ambition for the Somerset Mental Health Alliance is to ensure that people living with mental...

Sheffield Community Mental Health Unit

Last updated: 03/07/2024

Rethink Mental Illness response to Amanda Pritchard stepping down

1 min read |Last updated: 25/02/2025

Today, 25 Feb, Amanda Pritchard has announced that she is to step down from her role as the head of NHS England. In response to this news, Mark Winstanley, CEO of Rethink Mental Illness, said: “We are enormously sad to see Amanda Pritchard step down from her role and wish her every success. Despite an unprecedented series of challenges she managed to...

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....

Contacting the advice service

Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 11/12/2025

Contacting the advice service Our helpline is normally open 9.30am - 4pm, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank holidays. On certain dates, our hours may vary. Please see below for upcoming changes: Thursday 18 December 2025 - Closed all day Wednesday 24 December 2025 - 9.30am - 1.30pm Wednesday 31 December 2025 - 9.30am - 1.30pm We recommend checking...

Somerset Open Mental Health

Last updated: 26/02/2024

The importance of EDI in mental health outcomes

Last updated: 08/10/2025

Westminster Hall debate briefing - Social Care reform

Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023

Westminster Hall debate briefing - Social Care reform Mental health social care is a vital and overlooked aspect of the social care in the UK. Without investment in local authority budgets the enormous benefits it brings to people severely affected by mental illness across the county could be lost. We ask that you raise the profile on mental health...

Becoming an anti-racist organisation - progress update May 2021

1 min read |Last updated: 21/05/2021

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. Things like fear, stigma and lack of culturally sensitive treatment...

Recognition for our work tackling racial inequality

1 min read |Last updated: 24/07/2023

Rethink Mental Illness has received formal recognition from a panel of independent judges for its work tackling racial inequality. The charity has been awarded bronze status by Race Equality Matters, the first stage in a series of awards recognising meaningful action to drive race equality within organisations. The judging panel, made up of people from...

Charity warns government must act to stop ongoing harm on 40th anniversary of Mental Health Act

1 min read |Last updated: 09/05/2023

The government must urgently enact the new bill to reform the Mental Health Act to prevent ongoing harm to people living with mental illness, Rethink Mental Illness has said on the 40th anniversary of the legislation. The Mental Health Act 1983 is the legislation which allows for people to be detained and treated without their consent when they are...

Social Media Policy Statement

1 min read |Last updated: 02/02/2024

Social Media Policy Statement - May 2022 Rethink Mental Illness stands against misinformation, hatred and racism in all its forms. We oppose the use of social media to spread hate, and like many organisations, are concerned at the perceived unwillingness of social media networks to put in place consistent and comprehensive measures to remove such content. Consequently,...

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...

We respond to Commission for Healthier Working Lives report

1 min read |Last updated: 10/03/2025

There have been rising levels of people out of work due to poor health, and in particular mental ill-health, in recent years. The Health Foundation's Commission for Healthier Working Lives has today published itsfinal report, which focuses on the urgent changes needed by government and businesses to support people before they leave the workforce. The...

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