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Jonathan supported his mother with various mental health conditions since childhood, but only recently realised he was her carer. He now works with our Rethink Companions service, supporting carers to ...

Oliver shares his journey with schizoaffective disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) and Tourette’s. He now plays wheelchair rugby league and has found a sense of belonging amongst ...

Pete shares his experience of hearing voices. He has been going to our Wiltshire Hearing Voices group for years, finding the socialising and environment really supportive. I’ve had mental health ...

Rachel Kelly is a best-selling writer, speaker and campaigner who has shared her own lived experience in her work. She has been a valued ambassador for Rethink Mental Illness over many years. We ...

Often the person you are supporting is a family member such as a partner, wife, husband, son, daughter or a friend. Whether or not you think you are a ‘carer’, support is available. We help over 200 ...

This page explains what free aftercare under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 is. This information is for people who are 18 or over and affected by mental illness in England. Some people who ...

Unusual behaviour in a relative is often the hardest part of mental illness for people to understand, accept and cope with.

We want to get the mental health conversation moving this Mental Health Awareness Week. The public's knowledge and understanding of mental health has moved in a positive direction over the last 20 ...

Mental Health Awareness Week is 12 to 18 May. And we're on a mission to create communities that care for people living with mental illness. There’s a long way to go before we have communities that ...

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 ...