Rethink Mental Illness

Rethink Mental Illness is an English charity that seeks to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness.

The organisation was founded in 1972 by John Pringle whose son was diagnosed with schizophrenia. The operating name of 'Rethink' was adopted in 2002, and expanded to 'Rethink' Mental Illness' (to be more self-explanatory) in 2011, but the charity registered as the National Schizophrenia Fellowship, although no longer focusing only on schizophrenia. It is now registered as Rethink Mental Illness.

Rethink Mental Illness is for carers as well as for people living with a mental illness. It now has approximately 1,300 members, who receive a regular magazine called Your Voice. In 2023/24, the charity helped 24,000 people in their services, 31,000 people called their helpline and 825,000 people followed them on social media. It provides services (including supported housing projects, advocacy and crisis support), peer support groups, and information through an advice helpline and publications. The Rethink Mental Illness website receives almost 5 million visitors every year. Rethink Mental Illness carries out some survey research which informs both their own and national mental health policy, and it actively campaigns against stigma and for change through greater awareness and understanding. It is a member organisation of EUFAMI, the European Federation of Families of People with Mental Illness.