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Mind is a partner in Time to Change, England's most ambitious campaign to end the discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems, as well as improve the nation's wellbeing.
Stigma and discrimination ruin lives. They deny people with mental health problems the opportunity to live their lives to the full. They deny people relationships, work, education, hope and the chance to live an ordinary life that others take for granted.
This massive campaign includes local community projects and activities, a high-profile anti-stigma campaign, legal challenges, training for student doctors and teachers, and a network of grassroots activists combating discrimination.
Time to Change is shown to be having a positive impact on public attitudes and behaviour towards people with mental health problems. Since the campaign launched, there has been a 4% reduction in reported discrimination and a 2.2% improvement in public attitudes.
Our current campaign ‘It’s time to talk’ aims to tackle the fear and awkwardness that people feel around talking about mental health.