How can an advocate help? Advocates can help you to communicate with doctors and other professionals in the NHS or social services. They can help you understand your rights and deal with issues.

The lack of wider community support available for people severely affected by mental illness such as supported housing, employment help, debt advice and access to independent advocacy can exacerbate ...

Worrying about money can affect your mental health and living with a mental health condition can make managing money more difficult. This can lead to you being in a 'vicious cycle.' This money and ...

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This section gives tips and suggestions to help you support someone with mental illness. This information is for those supporting people who are 18 or over with a mental illness in England. Note: In ...

It's Time to Talk Day - the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. We asked our lived experience volunteers how they ...

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 ...

Rethink Mental Illness campaigns nationally and locally to improve the quality of life for everyone severely affected by mental illness by ensuring their clinical, financial, social, practical and ...

Our mission is to deliver a better life for people severely affected by mental illness by meeting not just their mental health needs, but also supporting their physical health needs, their place ...

Supported housing combines housing with support services. This can help people who live with mental illness to live as independently as possible. This section explains the different types of supported ...

Anxiety can make you feel worried or scared. Anxiety can cause physical symptoms such as a fast heartbeat or sweating. It is a normal human response to be anxious in certain situations. You may have ...