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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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How can I manage my mental health over Christmas? Practical tips
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 28/11/2025
This information is about managing your mental health over the Christmas period. It is for people who are 18 or over and affected by mental illness in England.
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Mendos
Services and Groups |Last updated: 17/07/2023
MENDOS provides support, information and advocacy for people aged 18+ who live in Brighton and Hove, who have mental health challenges who are involved with the criminal justice system. We work with people who are on probation, going through the courts, or have recently been released from prison or discharged from secure psychiatric hospitals. You can download our MENDOS service leaflets and referral form from the 'Our downloads' section below. MENDOS can help you get back into the community after discharge from probation services or prison. Through joint working with other partners and services locally. We can provide a range of support. This can include: • Connect with you through 12 weeks of one-to-one support. • Information about your rights. • Support your learning through education, training or volunteering opportunities. • Support you in being active with information about debts and housing services. • Support with statutory benefits and grants. • Give you self-help tools and coping strategies. • Provide advice and signpost to appropriate services relating to your medication diagnosis and other treatment. • Provide peer support courses / workshops
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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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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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Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Brighton & Hove
Services and Groups |Last updated: 11/07/2025
The SOS service provides short term emotional support, information and advocacy to people aged 18+ who live in Brighton and Hove, who have thoughts of suicide or have made previous suicide attempts or those who have been bereaved by suicide. We offer psycho-social support to addresses the immediate crisis and provide ongoing support to help you manage your mental well-being. We accept self referrals or referrals from other services. We challenge the stigma attached to suicide by speaking openly about suicide, dispelling myths and giving useful and credible information. We provide support in a number of ways We can provide a range of 121 support. This can include: • Emotional support from our dedicated and qualified staff team • Signposting to other services or forms of help • Advocacy on your behalf should you need it • A recovery focused approach • Safety planning, self-management of pre-triggers. • Opportunities to become a volunteer and share your recovery journey and skills with others going through similar circumstances Our bereavement groups aim • To create a safe and supportive space where suicide bereavement and related issues can be explored • To empower group members to express their feelings • To explore choices and options • To connect people in the community and share experiences • To break down the stigma and taboo that can be associated with suicide and emotional well-being Groups will be maximum of six other members. This group will run with the same members for 5 weekly sessions then 7 monthly sessions, so we can support you for a period of time. We offer evening group sessions for those working or with other day time commitments. We run these groups regularly throughout the year. We offer to meet you individually before you join a group to make sure this is the group for you. You can download our SOS service leaflets and referral form from the 'Our downloads' section below.
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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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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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I need urgent help for my mental health
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 07/11/2025
How can I get urgent help for my mental health? This page is here to help you if your mental health is really bad — and you need help fast. You are not alone, and there are services that are ready to listen and support you. If you are 18 or older and live in England, this is for you. You might need urgent help for your mental health for different...
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“I’ve learnt and am still learning to embrace my grief” – Karen’s story
Last updated: 10/09/2024
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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...
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I want to talk to someone about how I am feeling
Advice and information |1 min read |Last updated: 30/10/2025
I want to talk to someone about how I am feeling If you are 18 or older and live in England, this is for you. Sometimes life feels really hard, and it can help to talk about how you are feeling. Talking about your worries can make things feel a bit lighter. You might want to speak to someone you trust, like a friend or family member. But if that’s not...
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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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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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Mental health rehabilitation must be transformed so most vulnerable are no longer invisible in the system
1 min read |Last updated: 25/02/2020
Patients with the most severe and enduring mental health problems are effectively “invisible” in the health care system, reveals a new report published by Rethink Mental Illness and the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). The report, In sight and in mind, shows that this is caused by a lack of national standards in mental health rehabilitation...
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People in a mental health crisis are not getting the support they need
Last updated: 29/10/2024
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Lengthy waits for mental health treatment leading to suicide attempts and job losses, new report reveals
1 min read |Last updated: 07/10/2025
Rethink Mental Illness’ latest survey of people experiencing mental illness reveals the devastating impact of lengthy waits for treatment, with a higher proportion saying they had attempted suicide while waiting for support in the last 12 months. The charity has published its Right Treatment Right Time 2025 report, which surveys people experiencing...
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"It is not shameful or weak to have a mental illness" – Nadia’s story
Last updated: 25/09/2024
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Mental Health First Aid - Youth
1 min read |Last updated: 20/06/2023
Mental Health First Aid (Youth) This course qualifies you as a Youth Mental Health First Aider, giving you: An in-depth understanding of young people’s mental health and factors that affect wellbeing Practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues Confidence to reassure and support a young person in distress Enhanced interpersonal...
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