OCD Action

Nimrod
Key Master

Moving People - the campaign to end mental health discrimination is changing its name to Time to Change. The following is from them.

Moving People is becoming Time to Change

You may have heard that Moving People, the major programme of anti-discrimination work in mental health, has been looking for a new name â and you may have helped us find one by taking part in one of our surveys.

We're now delighted to be able to unveil our new identity â Time to Change.

We carried out extensive research to find a new name and consult our supporters about the change, and the large number of responses we received helped us to feel confident in our decision to rename ourselves âTime to Change', which was the most popular of several names that we tried out.

The winning name was suggested by Brian Gumbley from Preston, as part of our Stigma Shout survey. Brian explains why he chose the name:
âI chose âTime to Change' because of my experiences of the public perception of mental health. I myself have encountered instances of stigma that for lots of service users can ruin their chances of a quick recovery and return to employment of some kind. Stigma hurts. I hope we are approaching a Time for Change!â

Over the next few months you will be hearing from us as Time to Change, as we stop using our old name, âMoving People'. Our interim website is still the same for now but we'll be launching a new site in October â we'll be in touch to let you know when this goes live.

We hope you like the new identity. To get involved in Time to Change or find out more, contact us:

Phone: 020 8215 2356
Email: info@movingpeople.org.uk
Post: Time to Change, 15-19 Broadway, Stratford, E15 4BQ

Get involved in our campaign by telling your story!

We are looking for people to tell their story in our major campaign to change attitudes towards mental health. We are looking for people who have experienced stigma and discrimination because of a mental health problem to share their story in a variety of different ways from appearing in national advertising to talking to the media or sharing their experiences on our website through writing or a short film.

We know that this is a powerful way to challenge stigma and discrimination, inspire others and be a valuable part of this campaign. It is a chance to do something positive with a negative experience.

If you are interested, or you know anyone who might like to get involved please ask them to get in touch with Bryony Cooper:
Phone: 02073309115
Email: bryony.cooper@rethink.org
Post: Bryony Cooper, 5th Floor, Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1DX

In your email or letter please include your name, telephone number and a brief outline of your experience/story by Friday 29 August 2008.

Thu Aug 21 2008 10:01:05 #
michael123456
Member

âMoving People' I must admit, I haven't done a web search yet, I thought I would be inundated by, you guessed it, estate agents. Or come to think of it coach companies/taxi firms?

How many times have we heard about public bodies for a start, wasting tax payers money on new logos, in the news of late/very late the 2012 Olympic logo, if any of your kids had submitted this on the GCE âO' level art curriculum, it would have come back with âcould have tried harderâ, I donât think they fail anyone at art these days.

âWe carried out extensive research to find a new name and consult our supporters about the change, and the large number of responses we received helped us to feel confident in our decision to rename ourselves âTime to Change', which was the most popular of several names that we tried out.â

How about the lunatics have taken over the asylum?

âOver the next few months you will be hearing from us as Time to Change, as we stop using our old name, âMoving People'. Our interim website is still the same for now but we'll be launching a new site in October â we'll be in touch to let you know when this goes live.â

Anyone any idea of their website so I can comment?

Sun Aug 24 2008 4:15:47 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Time to Change (ex Moving People) is charity funded.

http://www.movingpeople.org.uk/

Sun Aug 24 2008 9:49:17 #
michael123456
Member

Caps wrote:

"Time to Change (ex Moving People) is charity funded."

Even worse, we are used to public organisations happily wasting our hard earned taxes on nonesense, now the charity sector are encroaching on their territory!

Emailto:info@movingpeople.org.uk

Seems they haven't bothered to change their email address yet. How much will that add to the cost?

The winning name was suggested by Brian Gumbley from Preston, as part of our Stigma Shout survey. Brian explains why he chose the name:
âI chose âTime to Change' because of my experiences of the public perception of mental health. I myself have encountered instances of stigma that for lots of service users can ruin their chances of a quick recovery and return to employment of some kind. Stigma hurts. I hope we are approaching a Time for Change!â

Brian should be in PR or advertising, not. How exactly did he choose the name from a list provided, or was it all his own work, unaided, 10 points deducted for copying?

Mon Aug 25 2008 2:21:10 #
michael123456
Member

http://www.rethink.org/about_rethink/index.html

OK my name is Michael and I have OCD. Couldn't help myself from googling, even though I said I wouldn't do it, but a compulsion is a compulsion and must be served!

Quote from said site:

âMost of Rethink's funds come from statutory funders such as health authorities, but these are bolstered by sources including central government departments, the European Social Fund, trusts, companies and individuals. Rethink's income is currently over Â£41 million per year.â

If anyone has the time to read this site and tell me who's on first base, as I am having a âRain Man', moment!

So I was incorrect into thinking this organisation/programme is not publicly funded (then of course it appears so)?

Mon Aug 25 2008 2:41:56 #
brennie
Member

Michael, i can well understand your points and anxieties about this change of name, i like yourself have read up on this website and think its a little pathetic to say the least ... but hey " well done Brian " for coming up with a smashing change of name to moving people ... does this mean we all have to get a for sale sign outside our homes ?

cheers brennie x

Mon Aug 25 2008 2:56:08 #
brennie
Member

p.s. its certainly "time for change " for us ALL but its easier said than done .
I understand your meaning of rain man moment Michael ... when your struggling silly comments get so frustrating.

brennie x

Mon Aug 25 2008 3:08:44 #
Capspersonalpost
Administrator

Moving People or Time for Change; whatever the name the objectives of the organisation are good and I should think something we all want. I have no connection with this organisation (nor do I think OCD Action has) and I posted the details here to let people know about it. My view is that both names are not particularly good but if anyone wants to change that or anything else about the organisation then they need to get involved with it. If anyone does I would be most interested to know about it and what is happening within the organisation, so hopefully if anyone does get involved they will post on the forum to keep us informed.

Best wishes,
Caps

Mon Aug 25 2008 9:36:03 #
Unregistered

I feel that Time To Change is a better name than Moving People, which, as Michael said, conjures up images of estate agents, coach companies and taxi firms. My initial guess would have been a removal firm, the last thing I would probably have thought of was the very thing it was.

However, I have a very negative view on this, whatever the name. I believe the stigma will remain. It isn't that I am a pessimistic person, I am just being a realist. I have heard too many cruel and hurtful comments from close relatives of OCD sufferers, who know more than most about the condition. A friend's husband refers to her fears and compulsions as her 'little indulgences' others are told to 'get a grip', 'pull themselves together', consider themselves lucky not to have a 'real illness' etc. I have just come off the phone after listening to a very distressed 62-year-old, who has been castigated by her 70-year-old brother. He has lectured her about her lack of willpower. As I have said here before, a very dear friend of mine, who had had severe OCD all his life, was told when he was diagnosed with cancer that since he had a 'proper' illness, maybe he would cease all the 'nonsense'. This from his older sister, who had watched him struggle since a very young age. I also listened to someone I know who is a psychologist who has OCD. He was very despondent over the lack of empathy, even from his colleagues; mental health professionals. I have certainly met some who have no empathy at all.

As I have said before, I see no reason not to attempt to educate people, but although it is most certainly time to change, I don't predict any such change occurring in the foreseeable future.

Mon Aug 25 2008 13:28:31 #
Capspersonalpost
Administrator

Tricia, I think you have just summed up why it is time to change and therefore why we should support the objectives of Time to Change. The more we can do to raise awareness and understanding the more chance we have of removing part of the burden of suffering from OCD, not the direct burden of the disease itself, but the additional burden imposed through the ignorance of others.

I don't think anyone considers it will be easy or that it will be quick, and like you I am a realist, but I am going to try anything that may help.

Best wishes,
Caps

Mon Aug 25 2008 22:56:09 #
michael123456
Member

The point I was trying to raise is that money shouldn't be squandered on trivia.

One of my first jobs was with National Savings (Prebonds). Our Chief Executive retired and was replaced and I do recall spending many a happy afternoon (not) over-stamping our new glorious leaders name, on all the forms in the office (did look a mess). Now I accept that if this was done for legal purposes this action may have been required, however that was not the case.

Every time the âChief Cashier' of the âBank of England' is replaced, we don't recall all the currency out there, just to add his/her name and electronically generated signature, that would cost a fortune!

Tricia wrote:

âHowever, I have a very negative view on this, whatever the name. I believe the stigma will remain. It isn't that I am a pessimistic person, I am just being a realist.â

Like Tricia I always see my glass as half empty and been a chess enthusiast, try to look several moves forward, do I have enough money for the next drink and then the one after, it can get exhausting?

Brennie wrote:

âp.s. its certainly "time for change " for us ALL but its easier said than done .
I understand your meaning of rain man moment Michael ... when your struggling silly comments get so frustrating.â

I agree we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously, my comments are meant to be opinionated/argumentative and hopefully mildly funny, sometimes I don't hit the mark (lol)! Most times I don't, but whose counting (OK some of use of here are compulsive counters, 365 tiles in my bathroom)?

Michael123456

Tue Aug 26 2008 2:00:56 #
Capspersonalpost
Administrator

Michael,

I welcome and enjoy reading your posts as they are interesting, give an alternative view and often identify many different aspects relating to the subject.

Best wishes,
Caps

Tue Aug 26 2008 10:39:05 #
Unregistered

Caps, I would give anything for mental health to lose its stigma, for families of OCD sufferers to have more empathy etc. After almost fifty years of trying to explain to those closest to me, I have to accept that the mission will never be achieved in the way in which we would all like. I have sympathized with friends who are in the same position, and we have agreed that the way we can be treated is often as devastating as the OCD itself. There will be many (I'd say the majority) who will never understand. Perhaps the money would be better spent in research. Â£41 million a year is a large sum. Of course it is essential to reach those with mental health problems, many of whom live in isolation, fearing they alone experience such devastating symptoms, so I am certainly all for raising awareness, if for that reason alone.

I feel that we do need to focus on the direct burden of the disease itself, because only a fraction of people who do not have first-hand experience of mental illness will ever change their minds.

Did anyone see a Newsnight interview with the prime minister of Norway (I believe it was Norway) discussing his severe depression with Jeremy Paxman? The PM likened the condition to a physical ailment, adding it's time for people to have tolerance and empathy with mental illness (which, after all, usually has a physical cause). Jeremy Paxman (possibly at his most empathetic) told him that it was all well and good saying such things, but people with physical conditions are not feared, they are not likely to harm someone in the way that a person with mental health problems could. I have to admit that I would not have been able to contradict Jeremy Paxman, for although OCD sufferers pose no threat to anyone, people with other mental illness, where psychosis is a factor, can. When fear is involved there will always be stigma.

Sadly, well-meaning specialists do not always help our cause. Professor Salkovskis's remarks in his House of Obsessive Compulsives made many relatives revert to a much harder, less empathetic line. To announce that three of the most severe OCD sufferers in the country were people he believed could push themselves to the point of cure (in a matter of a week or two), must have left thousands believing this is a very simple condition to overcome. Responses like 'Surely, it must just take willpower, which is what we have been telling our relative all along, they just need to try harder' must have been uttered all over the country (and in the U.S. where patients at a convention were either relieved or panicking when the documentary was shown, depending on whether or not their relatives were watching!).

I believe one of my reasons for being so negative over this is recalling my time as a nurse. Some doctors and nurses could say the most malicious things about patients transferred from the local psychiatric hospital (for surgery and other general treatment). I was ashamed to be working alongside them. Then I witnessed something that shocked me even more; patients with brain tumours who, through absolutely no fault of their own, had undergone changes in their personalities. Would you believe that even when the cause of this change was clearly visible on x-ray and fully understood, many of the nurses and most relatives became impatient with these poor unfortunate people. Maybe I am becoming cynical in my old age, but human nature isn't going to change, and at times it stinks. Dogs have far more empathy than people. How ironic that I am now terrified of them!!

Tue Aug 26 2008 12:53:11 #
Capspersonalpost
Administrator

[quote="Caps (personal posting)":3smmmwcy]Tricia, I think you have just summed up why it is time to change and therefore why we should support the objectives of Time to Change. The more we can do to raise awareness and understanding the more chance we have of removing part of the burden of suffering from OCD, not the direct burden of the disease itself, but the additional burden imposed through the ignorance of others.

I don't think anyone considers it will be easy or that it will be quick, and like you I am a realist, but I am going to try anything that may help.

Tricia,
I can only repeat what I have said before but add that what you say in your last post has made me more determined that it is time to change and we must do all we can to work towards that. There is a long way to go and it won't be easy but it has to be done. Sadly though, many people with entrenched OCD, and I think you may be one, understandably, have succumbed to the inevitability of a life with the condition. I don't mean this in a detrimental way and can fully empathise with that situation. You are absolutely right when you say that we must focus on the direct burden of the disease itself and those who can contribute to overcoming (curing???) it must do that but the rest of us can only do what else we can in other ways. If nothing else Time to change can help to raise awareness of the condition and help to reduce the ignorance about it that exists. Awareness is key to focussing attention and resources towards the burden of the disease. Go out to any high street and ask people if they think the government is doing enough for people with cancer or heart disease and most will give you an answer, but go out and ask if enough is being done for people with OCD and most probably they will reply "What's that?".

Time to Change is far from perfect I am sure, and it is not devoted entirely to OCD, but it is something which is better than nothing, and nothing is not something I am prepared to do.

Best wishes,
Caps

Tue Aug 26 2008 23:18:20 #
michael123456
Member

Tricia wrote:

âDid anyone see a Newsnight interview with the prime minister of Norway (I believe it was Norway) discussing his severe depression with Jeremy Paxman? The PM likened the condition to a physical ailment, adding it's time for people to have tolerance and empathy with mental illness (which, after all, usually has a physical cause).â

Yes and I do recall them (Newsnight) then asking MP's if they, or a close relative had suffered from a mental illness with a negative response (none wanted to reply). The attitude of the public was then investigated, the consensus was they didn't want people with mental health problems running the country. Keeping their fingers well and truly away from the nuclear button.

Love Jeremy Paxman in a platonic way (especially his interview with the man who has been described as having something of the night about himself, requiring repeated questioning).

Not to mention the reference to Winston Churchill and his black dog were also mentioned (not quite sure of the name of his dog and its relevance)?

Caps wrote:

âSadly though, many people with entrenched OCD, and I think you may be one, understandably, have succumbed to the inevitability of a life with the condition. I don't mean this in a detrimental way and can fully empathise with that situation. You are absolutely right when you say that we must focus on the direct burden of the disease itself and those who can contribute to overcoming (curing???) it must do that but the rest of us can only do what else we can in other ways.â

Caps, hope you are not been patronising, just slightly ignorant?

If as recent articles proclaims this as a inherited disorder, then inevitably it will be a life long disorder. Love the futurologists who tell us we will shortly live to 150 years old, as they sell their millionth book and laugh all they way to the bar in Hawaii.

Not quite sure what entrenched OCD is? Should I google it, or is it your invention? The devil is always in the detail!

Wed Aug 27 2008 3:50:14 #
brennie
Member

michael12345, i like your humour .... 365 tiles

Caps, i agree with you we can never give up hoping for more awareness of this disease, most people are too ignorant of our condition because its very hard and disturbing for them to try and understand, in my long entrenched years of suffering i have found people close to me would rather bury there head in the sand which has not helped me .
Its infuriating when you are crying out for nearest and dearest to understand just how much pain we live with, i would prefer a physical illness to OCD without a doubt , but after saying that OCD IS physical also.

Tricia, Both you and i and yes i suppose many other suffers realise that " time for change " is too late for us but i suppose the best we can wish for is that soon they find some treatment to help the young sufferers in the world.

Love to ALL,
brennie x

Wed Aug 27 2008 8:01:46 #
Unregistered

Caps, Yes, my OCD is indeed entrenched, or ingrained, as I was told at the Maudsley, in fact more entrenched than those in House of... apparently, as I was refused similar treatment because of it. However, it's not how deep I am in the trench that is the issue here. I thought we were talking purely about changing the public's perception of mental illness. I may have missed something, I will read the thread again when I have more time, but I didn't realize the issue was about succumbing to the inevitability of a life with OCD. However, I probably have succumbed to the inevitability of my condition. I disagreed with my psychiatrist for 18 years, who told me my choices were a lobotomy or a life in bed. I have fought to avoid both, wishing to remain continent and sane. Feel I've just about achieved those goals, though unfortunately Tena Lady beckons. I think the jury is still out on the latter.

Michael, I forgot how our MPs refused to divulge any details of their mental health. Do you recall the statue of Sir Winston in a straitjacket? Whether that was an appropriate thing to do is a matter for debate, but did you hear his grandson categorically denying that Sir Winston suffered any mental illness? Here lies the problem, not many people are as open as the prime minister of Norway. Maybe Norway is a more tolerant society? I also love Jeremy Paxman in a platonic way. Oh, how hilarious was the interview with the man with something of the night about him!! How many times did he try to wriggle out of answering Paxman's question, was it 14?!! Returning to Sir Winston, I have a feeling he would have been honest about his depression, he seemed to hide very little, much to the consternation of his staff.

Bren, you and I know how soul destroying it is for family and friends to treat us badly. I couldn't be more for changing people, or even moving them, it would have saved us both some beatings and added mental torture (added to the OCD). If it happens, I will be the first to say thank God I was wrong, and I will congratulate and thank everyone who played a role. My prediction is still that a cure will be found first. Or Hell could freeze over.

Love, Tricia.

Wed Aug 27 2008 15:07:12 #
Unregistered

I have now read the thread again. I still feel the organization we are speaking about is concentrating on the public's perception of mental health (and not a sufferer's views on his or her ability to overcome certain symptoms).

However, the reason I am adding to this thread is because I have been making phone calls to America. A friend of mine who lives there is very ill with deep depression and severe OCD, so much so that she is unable to help herself at the moment, even by making phone calls. Her family has abandoned her, viewing her to be weak and pathetic (words they have used). I made several calls yesterday, some departments were apathetic, some brusque, one lady tried her best to help, she was friendly but couldn't offer much advice. I then phoned the Salvation Army, desperate for a suggestion on what best to do to help my friend (she also has money worries and is about to be evicted from her apartment and no longer has health insurance). The major I spoke to at the Salvation Army listened to a brief outline of the problem and uttered the following "To be honest with you, this is not the kind of women who is an asset to our community". I replied "I beg your pardon, could you please repeat that!" He then elaborated, making his initial statement even worse. I lost my temper and told him that his attitude was the most un-Christian I had heard in a long time and added that I had hoped for a more empathetic response from someone in his position. I went on, as you can all imagine, bringing in how Jesus would have cared and helped my friend. Actually I do think I shamed him, but that's not the point. Prior to my calls I had believed my friend to be rather negative (due understandably to the severity of her condition) she continually told me that no-one wanted to help. Now I am beginning to believe that this is indeed the case. The richest, most powerful country in the world. And a 'Christian', 'caring' organization like the Salvation Army. What more can be said? When you are mentally ill does society really care? Will it ever? The major's remarks were not aimed at me, I did not tell him I am also an OCD sufferer, but I put the phone down feeling the most inadequate, worthless drain on society. Suicidal almost.

Caps, Yes I agree, all I am saying here is confirming the desperate need to change people's perception of mental health. The trouble is, everything I hear from my own family, friends' families and the wider world leads me to believe it is a fruitless task. We have been talking about paedophilia fears within OCD on another thread. I am sure you are well aware of some people's horror over the possibility of this subject being aired. People fear that they, as fellow sufferers, would be linked to this symptom. So, even within our own ranks, so to speak, there is stigma and shame directed towards others with the same condition. Twice I have been told I am 'pathetic', both times by fellow sufferers, because my fears were different from theirs and they could not understand my behaviour.

Love, Tricia.

Thu Sep 4 2008 12:12:56 #
Nimrod
Key Master

The latest Time to Change Newsletter is available on the web site http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/news/n ... dium=email

Mon Oct 6 2008 15:59:27 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Here is the latest from Time-to-Change.
Caps

This month sees the next burst of the Time to Change campaign. Activity will include a partnership with The Mirror, and screenings of our 'Schizo:The Movie' trailer in cinemas across England, so now is the perfect time to get involved to help challenge discrimination in your community.

We have launched a brand new online toolkit, including an updated Time to Get Moving event planner, and an exciting new 'campaign in a box' resource to help make your campaign activities and Time to Get Moving events a real success. These resources will be available throughout the year so that you can run your activities at a time that suits your organisation.

· View the online Toolkit and order your 'campaign in a box' now

· Find out exactly what will be happening during the April burst of campaign activity and read our Q&A section.

· Read our 'What you can do' flyer and pass it on!

Contact us:

For more information about the campaign and how to get involved, email the campaign team at campaign@time-to-change.org.uk. If you want to organise your own Time to Get Moving events contact getmoving@time-to-change.org.uk or go to http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/getmoving

Thanks and good luck with your activities.

The Time to Change team

Wed Apr 14 2010 14:36:41 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Here is the latest Time to Change "Campaign Burst"
Caps

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Time to Change campaign news

New Time to Change resources to launch our Spring campaign!

This month sees the next burst of the Time to Change campaign. Activity will include a partnership with The Mirror, and screenings of our 'Schizo:The Movie' trailer in cinemas across England, so now is the perfect time to get involved to help challenge discrimination in your community.

We are launching a brand new online toolkit, including a 'campaign in a box' resource and revised Time to Get Moving event planner, to help you get your plans on the road and make your campaign activities and Time to Get Moving events a real success. These resources will be available throughout the year so that you can run your activities at a time that suits your organisation.

View the online Toolkit and order your 'campaign in a box' now.

Find out exactly what will be happening during the April burst of campaign activity and read our Q&A section.

Read our 'What you can do' flyer and pass it on! (PDF)

For more information about the campaign and how to get involved, email the campaign team at campaign@time-to-change.org.uk. If you want to organise your own Time to Get Moving events contact getmoving@time-to-change.org.uk or go to the Time to Change website.

Thanks for your continued support - together we can end mental health discrimination.

Wed Apr 14 2010 19:04:03 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Here is the latest from Time-to-Change.

Join Frank in helping end mental health prejudice

Our new campaign has the support of well-known faces like Frank Bruno and Trisha Goddard - all pledging to do help end mental health prejudice. But no one is more important than you in making it really happen!
Have you checked out our toolkit for ideas yet? There's still time to order campaign materials, including the campaign in a box or brand new free Frank and Trisha posters and postcards.

You can also find out whether our 'Schizo: The Movie' trailer is playing at a cinema near you - why not go with your friends and see what they think?

And if you haven't already, it's time to make your pledge to end mental health prejudice.

Did you catch Frank and Time to Change Director Sue Baker on This Morning or the radio today? Frank has been talking about his experiences and getting a great response. Read Sue's blog about it here.»

Election 2010: Make mental health count
Time to Get Moving event planner now available
Premier League and Sport Relief pitch in
Appear in Time to Change's film!
WIN a £25 Amazon voucher by giving us your views on our news

Election 2010: Make mental health count
The General Election is just a week away, but there's still time to help ensure candidates recognise mental health discrimination is a key issue. The two partners in Time to Change, Mind and Rethink, are both campaigning for the new Parliament to help end mental health discrimination and need you to add your voice. Find out how you can support the Mind and Rethink election campaigns.

Time to Get Moving event planner now available
This year's Time to Get Moving Week is 9-17 October, but you can also register events throughout the year. Our event planner is a handy guide to help you plan your activity - download it here.»

Premier League and Sport Relief pitch in
We have joined forces with the Premier League and Sport Relief on a new programme called Imagine Your Goals which will harness the power of football to tackle the taboo of mental illness. The partnership was featured in a recent Community Channel documentary, watch it here »

Appear in Time to Change's film!
We're making a film to celebrate Time to Change's journey and all the great people who have been involved. We're hoping to film in Leeds on 12 May, Nottingham on 13 May, and London on another date in May to be confirmed. Would you be willing to be filmed talking about how you've been involved in Time to Change or how the campaign has affected you? If so, get in touch. »

Or if your organisation has footage of Time to Change activity you could share with us, please let us know.»

WIN a £25 Amazon voucher by giving us your views on our news
We want to find out what you think of our news and updates, and how we can improve them.

Have your say by filling out our quick survey and you could win a £25 Amazon voucher »

Receive news and updates from http://www.time-to-change.org.uk. Visit the website for links to the various items on this posting.

Caps

Fri Apr 30 2010 10:03:40 #
Nimrod
Key Master

The latest Time to Change update

May 2010

Time to Get Moving

Organising a Time to Get Moving event is a great way of tackling stigma.

By bringing people together to do something active, events open up opportunities for talking about mental health and encouraging people who haven’t experienced mental health problems to hear more about it from those who have.

Events can take place anywhere – could you organise a lunchtime walk for your office, or ask your local sports club, NHS Trust or other groups you’re part of to put on an event?

Last year, one of our supporters Helen organised an event in the call centre where she works:
“I put up posters and leaflets, and did a mental health question trail around the grounds for people to do during breaks. As a result, a few people came to talk to me about their own experiences of depression, and we now support each other. It certainly gave me a boost of confidence.”

We’ve got lots of handy resources on offer to help you:
You can download our event planner for advice, or call our event line on 020 7034 2772. And make sure you register your event online, to get your free package of materials and support.

Support the Time to Change pledge
Challenging Discrimination Together conference - 14 June
Tackle discrimination at work
Follow us on the Time to Change campaign trail

Support the Time to Change pledge
More than 6,000 people have added their pledge to end mental health prejudice. If you haven’t already, join them and make your pledge today – we need to create the biggest ever show of support for ending mental health discrimination.

Time to Change Champion Gemma Nicholls says of her pledge:
“I made the pledge because there are so many people in this country who are made to feel ashamed of their mental health problems. I have encouraged friends with mental health problem to pledge too as I don't want them to feel they need to hide in the shadows anymore. And I've encouraged my family because they have been very supportive of me, and I want them to show the rest of the world that love and support!”

Why don't you encourage five friends to pledge too?

If you have pledged, could you take five minutes to complete a very short survey to help us find out about what impact making a pledge has had.

Challenging Discrimination Together conference - 14 June
Open Up’s conference is set to be an inspiring day that will bring together people challenging discrimination at grassroots level to share ideas and expertise. Some great speakers have now been confirmed, along with a range of workshops to help you build practical skills to challenge discrimination and get your message across.

It’s taking place in Birmingham on 14 June – find out more and book now to avoid disappointment »

Tackle discrimination at work
Are you facing issues at work as a result of a mental health problem? Or are you a line manager looking for guidance?

Time to Change has a free online resource, Time to Challenge, full of advice for both employees and managers, to help make sure mental health isn’t a barrier to people staying in or seeking work.

Follow us on the Time to Change campaign trail
Time to Change Director, Sue Baker, has been blogging her way around the country, including at our recent pledge events in Norwich, Leeds and Nottingham. Check out her blog! »

Sue is also on Twitter, as are Time to Change, so if you're into tweeting, make sure you follow us for the latest updates.

Caps

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The latest from Time to Change

7 July 2010

Contents

Change is happening!

Getting moving this year?

Help us reach 10,000 pledges

Challenging Discrimination Together

Be part of our September campaign - media volunteers needed!

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Change is happening!
Time to Change has been fighting stigma and discrimination for well over a year now, and we’re beginning to see some encouraging signs of change.

In the last 12 months, following the launch of our campaign, the level of discrimination reported by people who experience a mental health problem has dropped by 4% according to research by our evaluation partner, the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London.

And the annual Attitudes to Mental Illness survey has shown a 2.2% improvement in public attitudes between 2008 and 2010.

This is great news - but there’s still a long way to go until everyone with mental health problems can live life free of discrimination. And we can all help to make it happen: by speaking out, telling others about the campaign, and getting involved.

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Getting Moving this year?
Time to Get Moving events bring people together to fight stigma and discrimination. They use fun activities from dancing to walking to bowling, to get people together to have a good time and learn a bit more about mental health.

Hundreds of people and organisations across England are running events - so why not help get YOUR community involved?

We have an event planner and event line (020 7034 2772) to help give you the support you need. And if organising your own event feels a bit much, why not get in touch with your local PCT, mental health trust, local charities or sports clubs to see what they have planned - and encourage them to get involved if they're not already!

Find out more

Help us reach 10,000 pledges
Over 7000 people have already pledged to help end mental health prejudice. But that's not enough! Help us reach 10,000 pledges by the end of July by encouraging five of your friends to make a pledge.

Our supporter Anne Gee explains why she has pledged and encouraged her family to do the same: “I have pledged to help end discrimination and prejudice towards those with mental health problems because of my personal experiences and because I am not embarrassed to speak out. My son, daughter and husband have all made pledges too.

I hope that individuals see the pledges and either question their own attitudes, respond differently to a family member or work colleague and also make their own pledge.”

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Challenging Discrimination Together

The Open Up: Challenging Discrimination Together conference on 14 June was a great day where 150 people shared ideas and experiences, discussed, debated and inspired each other.

For those who couldn’t make it, delegates were tweeting and posting updates on Facebook live from the event, so hundreds more people participated online as well as in the ‘real’ world!

You can read all about what happened in the conference blog, check out the presentations from the day and have a peek at the photos (courtesy of Fiona Wright).

Get involved in Open Up

Be part of our September campaign - media volunteers needed!
We're looking for media volunteers to take part in a campaign we're running in September. Are you willing to speak to the media about your experiences of stigma and discrimination, and maybe even take part in an exciting social experiment?

The target audience for our campaign is aged 20-50, so we are looking for people within that age group from a whole range of backgrounds, lifestyles and careers.

If you're interested in this unique opportunity to tell your story, contact us.

Get in touch

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Wed Jul 7 2010 19:49:14 #
Nimrod
Key Master

Here is the latest from Time to Change

For more information go to http://www.time-to-change.org.uk

7 October 2010

Contents

It's Time to Get Moving!

What's wrong with Erik?

Vote for Time to Change Champion Claudette

BT pledge to help end mental health prejudice

Read our new 'Update' magazine

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It's Time to Get Moving!

World Mental Health Day this Sunday sees the nation get moving to end mental health discrimination at events all over England.

Cricketer Marcus Trescothick has lent his support and is urging the public to get involved: "I know first hand how difficult it can be to open up about your mental health experience. However, I have found my decision to speak out a hugely rewarding one. There are hundreds of Time to Get Moving events taking place across England so why not find one near you. Together, we can show the world that mental illness is nothing to be ashamed about and help end mental health discrimination."

To kick off Time to Get Moving Week, there are some extra-special events happening in Birmingham and London on Sunday (10 October). They promise to be lots of fun, as well as a great opportunity for people to learn a bit more about mental health and share their experiences. The sun is set to shine - so why not come along?

Time to Get Moving London, the N1 Centre, Islington: A whole day of community activities are happening at the N1 Centre just opposite Angel tube. From dancing and music to fencing, there's something for everyone - and a special appearance from Britain's Got Talent bellydancer Sophie Mei. Find out more
Join World Champion triple-jumper Philips Idowu in a walk to the N1 event from Kentish Town Tube! The athletics legend is leading a gentle walk to the festivities at the N1 centre - to join in, meet us at Kentish Town tube station at 10.30am on Sunday.
Time to Get Moving Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Edgbaston: Music, dance, a whole range of fun workshops and even a human bungee - this community festival will be a great day out. Find out more
But that's not all - there are events happening in every region of England over the weekend and throughout next week - so find out what's happening near you and get moving!

What's going on near you?

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What's wrong with Erik?

We hope you've all seen our latest campaign which has been in the press and on the radio for the last few weeks.

The campaign focuses on our volunteer Erik, and how people responded to his ads on dating and flatshare websites when he was open about having a mental health problem, compared to when he placed the same ad but didn't mention it.

He received 81% fewer responses to his dating ad when he disclosed his mental health problem and 76% fewer responses to his flatshare ad. We used these shocking statistics to encourage the public to think a bit more about their own attitudes towards people with mental health problems. Watch our documentary about Erik’s experience and find out more about the experiment.

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Vote for Time to Change Champion Claudette
Claudette Lawrence, one of Time to Change's most passionate Champions, has been nominated for a Media Trust Community Champions award and needs your vote!

Claudette has tirelessly campaigned against mental health discrimination, from visiting 10 Downing Street to talk about her experiences, to campaigning online and in Thamesmead where she lives. Claudette's a fantastic inspiration who shows how much an individual can achieve by taking action.

Vote for Claudette

BT pledge to help end mental health prejudice
Last week, BT became the first corporate sector organisation to pledge to support Time to Change and promote the campaign to all employees.

BT's pledge came as we hit an important milestone of 10,000 members of the public individually pledging to help end mental health prejudice. This is an amazing show of support for ending mental health prejudice and shows that we are building a new social movement of people who want to fight discrimination.

Make your pledge today

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Read our new 'Update' magazine

We have relaunched our 'Update' magazine - full of inspirational ideas for challenging discrimination and fascinating insights into Time to Change's activities and impact.

The latest issue includes a masterclass on regional campaigning from our work with the North East SHA, top tips from an innovative project to engage hairdressers in the East of England, and an insight into how we use what you tell us on our social networking sites to feed into our work with the media.

Read the new issue online or contact us to order printed copies.

Read the new issue

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