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r/MentalHealthUK↗

This is a sub dedicated to providing support, resources, mental health related news and a space for people in the UK dealing with mental health issues. This sub has never had and doesn't currently have any formal affiliations with any organisations. We do not consent to any data being used from this subreddit without explicit moderator approval.

32k subscribers593 posts / mo in Sep 2026445 authors / mosince 2019

r/MentalHealthUK has 32k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 593 posts a month from 445 people. Top topics: Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Disorders and Work Stress and Mental Health.

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Size and growth

How r/MentalHealthUK has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+25%in 12 months · +4.6% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202632k
Growing32k subscribers
Data since Jun 2019Live · through Oct 2026
r/MentalHealthUK

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+8.8%vs Sep 2025 · +7.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026593
BusierPeaked at 637 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/MentalHealthUK

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Mental Health Crisis0.4%
  2. Mental Health Disorders0.3%
  3. Work Stress and Mental Health0.3%
  4. Mental Health Services0.3%
  5. Leave of Absence0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Hub of hope
  2. Rethink Mental Illness
  3. Priory
  4. www.rcpsych.ac.uk
  5. Bipolar UK

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research