After moving to England from Bulgaria, Desislava experienced her first episode of schizophrenia. She shares the stigma and discrimination she faced when seeking employment, but has built a meaningful ...

Christopher shares his journey with schizophrenia and severe depression, from crisis point to a fulfilling, peaceful life. Though Christopher is a successful Peer Support Coordinator, he sheds light ...

This information explains why you might ask for a second opinion and how to ask for it. You don’t have a legal right to a second opinion, but you can ask for one. We also look at what your options are ...

Stigma and discrimination can prevent people living with mental illness from speaking openly, building relationships, and receiving the care they need. We conducted a survey of people severely ...

Living with a mental illness is hard enough, but the judgement from others can make it even harder. We know that the myths and stigma that surround mental illness is stopping people seeking the help ...

We provided crisis, recovery or nursing care for 4,282 people Our online mental health information had nearly 3.7 million views and was downloaded over 800,000 times We supported 7000 people on mental ...

BBC Garden Rescue presenter, Chris Hull, is backing Let's Rethink, our campaign to encourage more people to rethink their preconceptions and stigma towards people severely affected by mental illness.

Let’s be clear. The stigma around mental illness can destroy people’s lives and have deadly consequences. Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular ...

Karen shares the stigma she faced from her family and friends after developing postnatal depression with her third child. She speaks out on the complexities of the illness and now uses her experience ...