About mental health

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.

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.

Rethink report into budget cuts affecting mental health services. Only available to download.

In May 2006 Rethink launched A Cut Too Far, a compilation of the evidence we gathered about cuts to local mental health services. This report is an update on the unacceptable situation. Available for download only.

This booklet provides basic information about many of the issues surrounding living life with mental illness.  It covers topics such as medication, other treatments, physical health, drugs and alcohol and self-harm.

This factsheet provides advice on understanding and coping with unusual thoughts and behaviours in someone with a mental illness, and how to help the person cope with them.