People with severe mental illness die on average 20 years younger than the general population, often from preventable physical diseases (such as heart disease and diabetes).
Rethink Mental Illness is campaigning to ensure that the physical health needs of people with mental health problems are not neglected and calling for physical health champions.
Read more about the campaign: http://www.rethink.org/how_we_can_help/our_campaigns/current_campaigns/20_years_too_soon.html
Become a physical health champion:
http://www.rethink.org/how_we_can_help/our_campaigns/current_campaigns/sign_up_to_become_a.html
