About mental health

This is the first in a series of Rethink reports on mental health recovery. It identifies 100 ways in which people working across the mental health sector can support the recovery of people with mental health problems.

The booklet accompanying the recovery programme for depression, produced in conjunction between Rethink and the universities of York, Leeds and Manchester.

Over 50,000 people living in the community with severe mental illness have little or no support from services. What could be done for this Forgotten Generation? Action Stations identifies areas of good practice and barriers to service provision.

Assertive outreach is the term for intervention that targets people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness but have not been engaged with mental health services. This factsheet explains how the intervention works.

A book dealing with lifestyle factors which could increase stress, anxiety and depression, as well as ways to combat them such as healthy eating.

This factsheet provides an overview of key mental health issues for black and minority ethnic (BME) groups. The factsheet includes a list of BME services in the UK.

A pack for teachers including 30 ‘disjointed’ packs of postcards for young people about cannabis and associated mental health problems, plus a briefing sheet for teachers or professionals.

This factsheet provides information if the problems of a friend or relative are prolonged and you fear they may be developing a mental health problem.

This fact sheet covers the following topics: Signs of mental illness, schizophrenia in children, bipolar disorder in children, depression in children, anxiety disorders in children and further information.

A DVD resource using service user and carer experiences to combat stigma.