Anti-stigma
We are committed to ensuring that people with mental health difficulties enjoy the same rights on an equal basis with everyone, without discrimination.
Service users often identify stigma as one of the most difficult aspects of dealing with mental health difficulties. Stigma is a barrier to people seeking help and to understanding mental health problems. We are committed to actively promoting the understanding and de-stigmatisation of mental health issues both locally and nationally.
Stigma doesn't matter, we do
- sharing your personal experiences or thoughts on the positive difference it has made when stigma or discrimination is not experienced
- learning about what a home, work or community without stigma would mean for people living with mental health difficulties
- sharing the campaign message and assets with friends and contacts or in your work or community, and using our #NoStigma hashtag.
Ongoing initiatives
Our other anti-stigma initiatives include:
Walk in My Shoes
Established in 2012, Walk in My Shoes is our flagship mental health awareness and education campaign.
Transition Year Programme
The Transition Year (TY) Programme is a one-week mental health awareness placement for TY students, conducted by our clinical staff.
#StillJustMe
Our #StillJustMe campaign includes a series of short films and blog articles written by mental experts and those with lived experience of mental health difficulties as a way of bringing some of the most poorly understood and stigmatised mental health problems to the fore.
SUAS
The Service User and Supporters Council (SUAS) facilitates service user participation which directly informs how we, as an organisation, develop our services.
Frame of Mind
Every year, we run Frame of Mind, a short film competition with the objectives of improving awareness about mental health and removing the stigma associated with mental health difficulties.
Youth Advocacy Service
The YES panel ensures that young people have an authentic voice in the development of adolescent mental health services.
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