This autumn, we’re thrilled to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of author and illustrator Raymond Briggs through the rerelease of his book The Strange House.

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Mental health teams are part of the NHS. They support people living in the community who have complex or serious mental health problems. This section focusses on secondary mental health teams. What ...

The Mental Health Act says when you can be taken to hospital, kept there, and treated against your wishes. This can only happen if you have a mental disorder that puts you, or others, at risk. You ...

Mental illness can affect various aspects of daily life, from work and relationships to personal enjoyment and family dynamics. Understanding these effects will help people living with mental illness ...

This section looks at what self-harm is and why you may self-harm. It could help if you are using self-harm to cope with how you’re feeling. Or if you are thinking about self-harming. It explains what ...

This section gives tips and suggestions to help you support someone with mental illness. This information is for those supporting people who are 18 or over with a mental illness in England. Note: In ...

This section looks at what to do if someone has treated you unfairly because of your mental illness. It explains a law called the Equality Act 2010 and how it might apply to you when you are at work, ...

This page explains what free aftercare under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 is. This information is for people who are 18 or over and affected by mental illness in England. Some people who ...

No matter how bad things are, we can help people severely affected by mental illness to improve their lives. As experts in severe mental health, we support people to stay safe and well in their ...

MPs in the Work and Pensions Committee have called for the benefits system to have a legal duty to safeguard vulnerable claimants. Shanice explores her journey with bipolar disorder, reflecting on ...

Our Advice and Information Service offers practical help on a wide range of topics such as The Mental Health Act, community care, welfare benefits, debt and carers rights. We also offer general ...