About us
Mental Health Shop was founded in 2006 by Mental Health Media and Rethink to provide a single source of information (leaflets, books, videos, DVDs etc) on severe mental illness and other mental health problems.
Mental Health Media works to reduce discrimination by promoting the diversity, visibility and expertise of people with experience of mental distress. Through a range of projects and activities, we give people with experience the confidence, skills and tools to get across the real story about mental health and lead the fight against prejudice and discrimination. And we work with journalists and broadcasters to inform their coverage of mental health issues, including through our annual Mental Health Media Awards.
Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. We were founded over 30 years ago to give a voice to people affected by severe mental illness and today, with over 8,300 members, we remain determined that this voice will continue to be heard. We help over 48,000 people every year through our services, support groups and by providing information on mental health problems.
Our aim is to make a practical and positive difference by providing hope and empowerment through effective services, information and support to all those who need us. People who use our services and their carers are at the heart of our vision and we believe that all those who experience severe mental illness are entitled to be treated with respect and as equal citizens. We carry out research which informs both our own and national mental health policy and actively campaign for change through greater awareness and understanding. And we are dedicated to creating a world where prejudice and discrimination are eliminated.
Mental Health Media works to reduce discrimination by promoting the diversity, visibility and expertise of people with experience of mental distress. Through a range of projects and activities, we give people with experience the confidence, skills and tools to get across the real story about mental health and lead the fight against prejudice and discrimination. And we work with journalists and broadcasters to inform their coverage of mental health issues, including through our annual Mental Health Media Awards.
Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity, works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. We were founded over 30 years ago to give a voice to people affected by severe mental illness and today, with over 8,300 members, we remain determined that this voice will continue to be heard. We help over 48,000 people every year through our services, support groups and by providing information on mental health problems.
Our aim is to make a practical and positive difference by providing hope and empowerment through effective services, information and support to all those who need us. People who use our services and their carers are at the heart of our vision and we believe that all those who experience severe mental illness are entitled to be treated with respect and as equal citizens. We carry out research which informs both our own and national mental health policy and actively campaign for change through greater awareness and understanding. And we are dedicated to creating a world where prejudice and discrimination are eliminated.
