Large scale survey finds up to one in four adults in the UK hold prejudiced views on mental illness

A comprehensive study of knowledge, behaviours, attitudes, and barriers in each of 175 regions reveals pockets of concern across the four nations.

LONDON, October 8, 2021 — On the eve of World Mental Health Day 2021, Surgo Ventures today released results from a comprehensive general-population mental health survey of 16,324 UK adults — finding that in parts of the UK, up to one in four adults hold prejudiced views toward people with mental illness, compared to the national average of one in seven. Prejudice is also rife in people who experienced mental illness themselves.