Advice, Guidance and Information

Rethink Mental Illness has a number of helplines which offer emotional support and also a national advice service, all of which which offer support to those experiencing severe mental illness, their carers and relatives.
The national Rethink Mental Illness Advice Service fills a major gap in the information and help available to people with mental illness and their carers. The service provides practical advice to adults living in England who are affected by mental illness. Calls to our Advice Service are charged at a local rate- same as if you were calling an 01 or 02 number. The call might be free depending on your call plan, you can check with your phone provider.

Services & Groups

We are the largest voluntary sector provider of mental health services with over 200 services in England. Founded 40 years ago through voluntary groups for people affected by mental illness, we have over 100 groups in England.
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Support Groups
Advice and helplines
Advocacy
Carer support
Community support
Criminal justice
Crisis
Employment and training
Housing
Nursing and residential care
Personalisation
Talking treatments
Young people
Mental health training

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Please select your region from the list below or use the map on the right-hand side to find a service in your area:

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Advice and helplines
Rethink Mental Illness has a number of helplines which offer emotional support and also a national advice service, all of which which offer support to those experiencing severe mental illness, their carers and relatives.

One woman’s typical route was to use A&E in a crisis in the early hours of the morning where she would be seen by inexperienced junior doctors who would admit her. Now she feels able to phone Lincsline instead and her use of A&E has reduced.
Member of a Community Team

Our Advice Service

The national Rethink Mental Illness Advice Service fills a major gap in the information and help available to people with mental illness and their carers. The service provides practical advice to adults living in England who are affected by mental illness. Calls to our Advice Service are charged at a local rate- same as if you were calling an 01 or 02 number. The call might be free depending on your call plan, you can check with your phone provider.



Helplines

Rethink Mental Illness provides a number of helplines across England. Staffed by highly trained professionals, they provide specific solution-based guidance and offer information and signposting.

Member of the Helplines Partnership - all our helpline services adhere to their quality standards and are freephone as well as recovery focused.