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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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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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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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Rethink Mental Illness responds to appalling conditions at HMP Eastwood Park
1 min read |Last updated: 03/02/2023
An inspection of women's prison HMP Eastwood Park at the end of last year has found that women experiencing mental illness were being kept in appalling conditions. Responding to the inspection report, Jonathan Munro, Associate Director for Criminal Justice and Care Navigation at Rethink Mental Illness, said: “We are appalled to learn of the horrendous...
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How can we make sure the new Mental Health Act is fit for purpose?
Last updated: 29/10/2024
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Parliamentary Briefing - Social care announcements Sept 2021
Campaigns and policy |1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Parliamentary Briefing: The Future of Adult Social Care – Mental Health Overview We are pleased that the government has begun to rise to the significant challenges facing the social care sector. However, what has been announced so far does not represent the detailed vision for reforming social care that is so desperately needed. The government’s latest...
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Our thoughts on the government’s new Ten-Year Health Plan for the NHS
Last updated: 21/10/2024
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Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)
1 min read |Last updated: 04/06/2025
Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) What is the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF)? A patient safety incident is when something goes wrong in a patient’s care or treatment that causes them harm, or that has the potential to cause harm. The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework sets out our approach to responding to...
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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: Support in the community - social care, carers and peer support Report published 25 June 2020 by Jonathan Moore. Though clinical support is a vital component of care, people severely affected by mental illness need more than this to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. This objective cannot be achieved by medical...
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Privacy
1 min read |Last updated: 27/08/2025
Privacy Policy. Rethink Mental Illness takes great care to preserve your privacy and safeguard any personal details you provide to us, whether on this website or by another means. This policy explains how Rethink Mental Illness uses your personal information, how we preserve your privacy and safeguard your information and details your rights regarding...
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