Rethink Mental Illness
@rethinkcharity.bsky.social
We are Rethink Mental Illness. It's our mission to create a society that truly cares for people severely affected by mental illness.
The mental health conversation has come so far in recent years, which is great.
But those of us living with mental illness too often feel left behind.
Together, we can change that 💜
But those of us living with mental illness too often feel left behind.
Together, we can change that 💜
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The mental health conversation has come so far in recent years, which is great.
But those of us living with mental illness too often feel left behind.
Together, we can change that 💜
But those of us living with mental illness too often feel left behind.
Together, we can change that 💜
Those of us living with mental illness are waiting too long for the support we need.
We deserve better.
We deserve better.
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Those of us living with mental illness are waiting too long for the support we need.
We deserve better.
We deserve better.
💜 If someone explains they are feeling suicidal to you over text, it means they trust you.
👂 Stay calm, be kind and listen to what they have to say.
Save this post. Share this post. You never know who it might help.
Get more detail on how to support someone on our website 👉 bit.ly/4oMSirU
👂 Stay calm, be kind and listen to what they have to say.
Save this post. Share this post. You never know who it might help.
Get more detail on how to support someone on our website 👉 bit.ly/4oMSirU
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
💜 If someone explains they are feeling suicidal to you over text, it means they trust you.
👂 Stay calm, be kind and listen to what they have to say.
Save this post. Share this post. You never know who it might help.
Get more detail on how to support someone on our website 👉 bit.ly/4oMSirU
👂 Stay calm, be kind and listen to what they have to say.
Save this post. Share this post. You never know who it might help.
Get more detail on how to support someone on our website 👉 bit.ly/4oMSirU
Thinking of anyone who finds the stress of Fireworks Night difficult.
This evening might feel overwhelming. But you'll make it through 💜
This evening might feel overwhelming. But you'll make it through 💜
November 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Thinking of anyone who finds the stress of Fireworks Night difficult.
This evening might feel overwhelming. But you'll make it through 💜
This evening might feel overwhelming. But you'll make it through 💜
💜 Experiencing difficulties with your mental illness can happen at any time of the year.
This #FireworksNight, we're sending love to anyone who's finding things tough right now.
This #FireworksNight, we're sending love to anyone who's finding things tough right now.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
💜 Experiencing difficulties with your mental illness can happen at any time of the year.
This #FireworksNight, we're sending love to anyone who's finding things tough right now.
This #FireworksNight, we're sending love to anyone who's finding things tough right now.
💜 We're determined to create a society that truly cares for people living with mental illness.
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
💜 We're determined to create a society that truly cares for people living with mental illness.
Costumes which ridicule mental illness are not funny or entertaining.
They can bring up very real experiences of trauma.
Please be mindful of what you wear this #Halloween.
They can bring up very real experiences of trauma.
Please be mindful of what you wear this #Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Costumes which ridicule mental illness are not funny or entertaining.
They can bring up very real experiences of trauma.
Please be mindful of what you wear this #Halloween.
They can bring up very real experiences of trauma.
Please be mindful of what you wear this #Halloween.
Almost 2 million people are currently waiting for community mental health support across the country.
That's the thing that scares us the most this Halloween.
Share this post to help raise awareness of the need to cut mental health waiting times.
That's the thing that scares us the most this Halloween.
Share this post to help raise awareness of the need to cut mental health waiting times.
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Almost 2 million people are currently waiting for community mental health support across the country.
That's the thing that scares us the most this Halloween.
Share this post to help raise awareness of the need to cut mental health waiting times.
That's the thing that scares us the most this Halloween.
Share this post to help raise awareness of the need to cut mental health waiting times.
No one should have to face mental illness alone.
October 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
No one should have to face mental illness alone.
🥁 Introducing our Janey Antoniou Campaigner of the Year!
Sophie wins our Janey Antoniou Award 2025 for her campaigning around eating disorder-informed fitness spaces.
Find out more about the nominees, and our campaigning work, here 👉 bit.ly/47e2PGK
Sophie wins our Janey Antoniou Award 2025 for her campaigning around eating disorder-informed fitness spaces.
Find out more about the nominees, and our campaigning work, here 👉 bit.ly/47e2PGK
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🥁 Introducing our Janey Antoniou Campaigner of the Year!
Sophie wins our Janey Antoniou Award 2025 for her campaigning around eating disorder-informed fitness spaces.
Find out more about the nominees, and our campaigning work, here 👉 bit.ly/47e2PGK
Sophie wins our Janey Antoniou Award 2025 for her campaigning around eating disorder-informed fitness spaces.
Find out more about the nominees, and our campaigning work, here 👉 bit.ly/47e2PGK
🤦 There's still too much stigma surrounding mental illness.
But you can trust us to give you reliable advice and information.
Get the facts about mental illness on our website 👉 bit.ly/3wUi6g6
But you can trust us to give you reliable advice and information.
Get the facts about mental illness on our website 👉 bit.ly/3wUi6g6
October 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🤦 There's still too much stigma surrounding mental illness.
But you can trust us to give you reliable advice and information.
Get the facts about mental illness on our website 👉 bit.ly/3wUi6g6
But you can trust us to give you reliable advice and information.
Get the facts about mental illness on our website 👉 bit.ly/3wUi6g6
Everyone has mental health, but not everyone lives with mental illness.
In some ways, the two are intrinsically linked. But there are significant differences between them.
Find out more on our website 👉 bit.ly/4nl0MVU
In some ways, the two are intrinsically linked. But there are significant differences between them.
Find out more on our website 👉 bit.ly/4nl0MVU
October 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Everyone has mental health, but not everyone lives with mental illness.
In some ways, the two are intrinsically linked. But there are significant differences between them.
Find out more on our website 👉 bit.ly/4nl0MVU
In some ways, the two are intrinsically linked. But there are significant differences between them.
Find out more on our website 👉 bit.ly/4nl0MVU
Those of us living with mental illness are too often left behind.
We urgently need more effective treatments, faster diagnoses, and more inclusive research.
That’s why we’re supporting one of the largest mental health studies ever undertaken, GlobalMinds.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/46zFGg5
We urgently need more effective treatments, faster diagnoses, and more inclusive research.
That’s why we’re supporting one of the largest mental health studies ever undertaken, GlobalMinds.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/46zFGg5
October 16, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Those of us living with mental illness are too often left behind.
We urgently need more effective treatments, faster diagnoses, and more inclusive research.
That’s why we’re supporting one of the largest mental health studies ever undertaken, GlobalMinds.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/46zFGg5
We urgently need more effective treatments, faster diagnoses, and more inclusive research.
That’s why we’re supporting one of the largest mental health studies ever undertaken, GlobalMinds.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/46zFGg5
💭 Have you ever heard of relationship OCD?
We noticed that lots of you have been asking about this form of obsessive compulsive disorder.
So, for #OCDAwarenessWeek here's an explanation of what it is, including symptoms and treatment options.
Find out more about relationship OCD 👉 bit.ly/4ohzd0v
We noticed that lots of you have been asking about this form of obsessive compulsive disorder.
So, for #OCDAwarenessWeek here's an explanation of what it is, including symptoms and treatment options.
Find out more about relationship OCD 👉 bit.ly/4ohzd0v
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
💭 Have you ever heard of relationship OCD?
We noticed that lots of you have been asking about this form of obsessive compulsive disorder.
So, for #OCDAwarenessWeek here's an explanation of what it is, including symptoms and treatment options.
Find out more about relationship OCD 👉 bit.ly/4ohzd0v
We noticed that lots of you have been asking about this form of obsessive compulsive disorder.
So, for #OCDAwarenessWeek here's an explanation of what it is, including symptoms and treatment options.
Find out more about relationship OCD 👉 bit.ly/4ohzd0v
October 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
😤 Those of us severely affected by mental illness are too often left behind.
Awareness is great, but we need to see action.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Awareness is great, but we need to see action.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
😤 Those of us severely affected by mental illness are too often left behind.
Awareness is great, but we need to see action.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
Awareness is great, but we need to see action.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
🗓️ One day to go!
Tomorrow, we're using #WorldMentalHealthDay to shout our message loud and clear: waiting should never cost lives.
Find out more 👉 www.rethink.org/wmhd
Tomorrow, we're using #WorldMentalHealthDay to shout our message loud and clear: waiting should never cost lives.
Find out more 👉 www.rethink.org/wmhd
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🗓️ One day to go!
Tomorrow, we're using #WorldMentalHealthDay to shout our message loud and clear: waiting should never cost lives.
Find out more 👉 www.rethink.org/wmhd
Tomorrow, we're using #WorldMentalHealthDay to shout our message loud and clear: waiting should never cost lives.
Find out more 👉 www.rethink.org/wmhd
The government inherited a broken mental health system.
But it can't let the situation get any worse.
We must prioritise cutting mental health waiting times.
But it can't let the situation get any worse.
We must prioritise cutting mental health waiting times.
October 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The government inherited a broken mental health system.
But it can't let the situation get any worse.
We must prioritise cutting mental health waiting times.
But it can't let the situation get any worse.
We must prioritise cutting mental health waiting times.
Our new report, Right Treatment, Right Time 2025, shows the devastating impact that waiting times have on people living with mental illness.
Things can’t go on like this. We must cut mental health waiting times.
Read the report 👉 www.rethink.org/RTRT2025
Things can’t go on like this. We must cut mental health waiting times.
Read the report 👉 www.rethink.org/RTRT2025
October 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Our new report, Right Treatment, Right Time 2025, shows the devastating impact that waiting times have on people living with mental illness.
Things can’t go on like this. We must cut mental health waiting times.
Read the report 👉 www.rethink.org/RTRT2025
Things can’t go on like this. We must cut mental health waiting times.
Read the report 👉 www.rethink.org/RTRT2025
On the day that the ONS published their annual suicide statistics, we want to spread a message of hope.
Because behind every number is a real person.
Because everyone deserves support.
Because there are always reasons to stay.
Because behind every number is a real person.
Because everyone deserves support.
Because there are always reasons to stay.
October 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On the day that the ONS published their annual suicide statistics, we want to spread a message of hope.
Because behind every number is a real person.
Because everyone deserves support.
Because there are always reasons to stay.
Because behind every number is a real person.
Because everyone deserves support.
Because there are always reasons to stay.
💭 Too often, a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to mental health services ignores the lived experiences of marginalised groups.
Peter, from our EDI Team, talks about the fundamental shift
required to improve outcomes in the mental health system.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/42lEcFf
Peter, from our EDI Team, talks about the fundamental shift
required to improve outcomes in the mental health system.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/42lEcFf
October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
💭 Too often, a 'one-size-fits-all' approach to mental health services ignores the lived experiences of marginalised groups.
Peter, from our EDI Team, talks about the fundamental shift
required to improve outcomes in the mental health system.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/42lEcFf
Peter, from our EDI Team, talks about the fundamental shift
required to improve outcomes in the mental health system.
Find out more 👉 bit.ly/42lEcFf
Too many people are waiting too long for support.
We need to see action on mental health waiting times.
Now.
We need to see action on mental health waiting times.
Now.
September 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Too many people are waiting too long for support.
We need to see action on mental health waiting times.
Now.
We need to see action on mental health waiting times.
Now.
Mental illness is not a trend.
A reminder that just because more people are speaking up doesn’t mean it’s fashionable.
A reminder that just because more people are speaking up doesn’t mean it’s fashionable.
September 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Mental illness is not a trend.
A reminder that just because more people are speaking up doesn’t mean it’s fashionable.
A reminder that just because more people are speaking up doesn’t mean it’s fashionable.
With so much sadness and tragedy in the world, the news can feel overwhelming.
@mhealthuk.bsky.social has advice on managing news anxiety. 👇
@mhealthuk.bsky.social has advice on managing news anxiety. 👇
Right now, with everything happening in the world, the news can feel overwhelming.
If you’re feeling unsettled and distressed, you’re not alone.
Our tips 👇
If you’re feeling unsettled and distressed, you’re not alone.
Our tips 👇
September 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
With so much sadness and tragedy in the world, the news can feel overwhelming.
@mhealthuk.bsky.social has advice on managing news anxiety. 👇
@mhealthuk.bsky.social has advice on managing news anxiety. 👇
Using mental illnesses to describe everyday situations only reinforces stigma.
Let’s rethink this harmful language.
Share if you agree and find the facts on our website.
Let’s rethink this harmful language.
Share if you agree and find the facts on our website.
September 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Using mental illnesses to describe everyday situations only reinforces stigma.
Let’s rethink this harmful language.
Share if you agree and find the facts on our website.
Let’s rethink this harmful language.
Share if you agree and find the facts on our website.