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• Time to Change | in Current campaigns
  Mind is a partner in Time to Change, the campaign to end the discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems, as well as improve the nation's wellbeing.
• Verdict reached in landmark mental health employment case | in News Story
  Cheltenham Borough Council has today lost its case to sue a former employee for not disclosing her past experience of depression.
• Attitudes towards mental health heading for tipping point | in News Story
  New Government figures suggest public attitudes towards mental health are finally changing.
• Alastair Campbell gets majority vote! Mind Champion of the Year 2009 | in News Story
• Local journalist Eleanor Harding wins Mind Journalist of the Year | in News Story
  A local journalist who has tackled often overlooked mental health issues has been crowned Mind Journalist of the Year 2009.
• It’s harder to ‘come out’ about mental health than being gay | in News Story
  Brits find it harder to ‘come out’ about mental health problems than being gay, having cancer, having drink problems or being bankrupt.
• Got mental health problems? You’re dumped | in News Story
  A partner is four times more likely to leave you because of a mental health condition like depression than because of a physical disability.
• High Court finds Crown Prosecution Service to be discriminating against victims with mental health problems | in News Story
  In a landmark ruling, the Crown Prosecution Service Human Rights Act after deciding not to pursue the case of an assault victim in court on the grounds that the victim had a mental health problem.
• Overwhelming demand crashes charity website after millions see mental health TV advert | in News Story
  Thousands visited the Time to Change campaign website after the first screening of a new TV advert about mental health stigma.
• TV ad shows mental health stigma can be a matter of life and death | in News Story
  A new hard-hitting advertising campaign shows that being told to "pull yourself together", being left out of things and treated as "a problem" can lead people with mental health problems to despair.
• Olympian Phillips Idowu, Joe McGann and Sophie Anderton join thousands to Get Moving on World Mental Health Day | in News Story
  Friday 10 October - mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma in Battersea Park, London
• BBC Radio 4 mental health special | in News Story
  BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour will discuss mental health stigma in a special edition of the programme today.
• Get Moving for mental health | in News Story
  England's first mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma on 4 - 12 October 2008
• Mind on the Paul O’Grady Show | in News Story
  The Paul O'Grady Show has chosen to work with Mind to raise awareness of mental health.
• Moving People is changing its name to 'Time to Change' | in News Story
• MPs forced to hide mental health problems | in News Story
• Mind comments on the Government's new Equality Bill | in News Story
  The litmus test for the new Equality Bill will be whether we see the eradication of discrimination on the grounds of mental health.
• Mind comments on new public attitudes survey | in News Story
  Overall, the general picture is that attitudes towards mental health are at best static - it's the reason why some of the leading mental health charities got together to form Moving People, a campaign aimed at tackling stigma and discrimination towards pe
• How to report on mental health | in Mind's media office
• Mind spokespeople | in Mind's media office
• Open Up initiatives | in Grants
• Time to Get Moving | in Time to Change
• Community projects | in Time to Change
• Open Up | in Time to Change
  Open Up is Mind's grassroots anti-discrimination project, and is led by people with personal experience of mental health problems.
• A convenient truth | in Campaign report
  Homicide by mental health patients has become a rare event in England and Wales, say Olav Nielssen and Matthew Large.
• How can I help you? | in Campaign report
  What's the difference between Prince Charles and a psychiatric patient? asks Rachel Perkins
• We're here, we're mental, get used to it | in Campaign report
  What did you get for Christmas? I'm starting 2003 with (among other things) two excellent T-shirts.
• Another assault | in Campaign report
  The Another Assault report explores the extent of fear, crime and victimisation to which people with mental distress are exposed, and uncovers the barriers people with mental distress face in accessing criminal justice agencies.
• Brits abroad leave depressed friends at home | in News Story
  New research reveals Brits prefer to rearrange or cancel their summer holiday than go with a friend who has mental illness.
• Bad reporting on BBC's One Show | in News Story
  On Monday 20 July The One Show on BBC One broadcast a feature which linked mental health with dangerous behaviour.
• Public attitudes to mental distress | in Information and advice
• A chance in a generation | in Blog Post
  The Government's New Horizons consultation on the future of mental health services is a pivotal moment for the lives of millions of people.
• Access to justice is a basic human right | in Blog Post
  We need a change in attitudes, towards a system that treats someone with a mental health problem as an equal citizen with equal access to justice.
• 'Schizo' - the Movie launched to counter negative stereotypes | in News Story
  The Time to Change campaign has launched two provocative films to challenging the stigma around mental health.
• Mental health stereotypes in the movies crueler than ever | in News Story
  Depictions of people with mental illness on screen haven't moved on from the silent era.
• Screening Madness | in Campaign report
  This report identifies popular films as a reservoir of prejudice, ignorance and fear that feeds and perpetuates damaging stereotypes of people with mental health problems.
• Get Moving and dance! | in Time to Get Moving
• Mind reveals alarming levels of disability hate crime | in News Story
• New research reveals alarming increase in mental health prejudice in England | in News Story
  Mental health charity Mind today expressed deep concern that public attitudes to mental ill health have deteriorated further, with people now more likely to wrongly associate mental distress and violence.
• Social exclusion: no quick fixes, warns Mind | in News Story
  Mind today welcomed the Government's action plan on social exclusion, but warned that there were many challenges ahead in its implementation.
• Events highlights | in Time to Get Moving
• The Bournemouth effect? | in Blog Post
  The party conference season has kicked off with the Lib Dems in Bournemouth. This is a good conference venue - sea air, pleasant walks and friendly people. Or so we thought....
• Mind comments on the case of Glaister Earl Butler | in News Story
  The knee-jerk and sensationalist response seen in some sections of the media is harmful in its generalist approach, equating people with mental health problems with dangerousness.
• Is this discrimination of the first order? | in Blog Post
  When Mind landed in Brighton for the Labour Party Conference, everyone was talking about the BBC's quizzing of Gordon Brown on whether he was taking "pills to help him get through".
• Get Moving and Dance! | in News Story
  Saturday 10 October is World Mental Health Day and Get Moving is holding a free dance festival in Regent's Park.
• Gordon Ramsay and Alec Stewart join Chelsea FC to kick off Get Moving | in News Story
  Gordon Ramsay and former England cricket captain Alec Stewart presented a trophy to the victors of a football tournament for people with mental health problems.
• Get well soon.... | in Blog Post
  A report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that half of people in hospital due to mental health problems do not receive any gifts or cards.
• Vicious attack on people experiencing mental health problems | in Blog Post
  A Daily Express article disputes whether claims for welfare benefits by people with a mental health problem are legitimate.
• Tackling hate crimes is a responsibility for us all | in Blog Post
  The tragic case of Fiona Pilkington highlights the mountain we still have to climb to tackle the crime and victimisation of disabled people.
• A professional approach to mental health at work | in News Story
  Time to Change launches website to give advice to employers and employees on managing mental health at work.
• Dogs don't discriminate | in Blog Post
  How dogs are blind to mental health stigma...
• German goalkeeper's suicide highlights mental health stigma | in Blog Post
  Robert Enke feared the consequences of revealing his depression.
• Alastair Campbell: May Robert Enke's death increase understanding of depression | in Blog Post
  Mind's Champion of the Year shares his reaction from Austria.
• Mind presents the Mental Health Media Awards 2009 | in News Story
  Comedian Shappi Khorsandi will be hosting the Awards on Tuesday 25 November.
• 'Keeping schtum' about mental health problems | in Blog Post
  Is it best to keep quiet about mental health in the workplace?
• Beatrice's story | in Case Study
  My friend has bipolar disorder, PTSD, social anxiety and agoraphobia had her benefits withdrawn earlier this year. When she heard about the withdrawal of benefit she was devastated and she became more ill.
• Layla's story | in Case Study
  In March I started a new job and had to complete a health questionnaire.
• Open Up | in News Story
  Open Up is supporting films, conferences, art shows, roadshows and talent shows - each about mental health and tackling the stigma surrounding it.
• BBC leads British media in battle to break the last great taboo | in News Story
  The BBC swept the board at the 2009 Mind Mental Health Media Awards.
• Marcus Trescothick: a sackful of sporting trophies won't beat off depression | in Blog Post
  The England cricketer on depression in sport.
• Mind nominee given criminal justice award! | in News Story
  Police officer recognised for introducing innovative mental health awareness training in Hackney.
• MPs not immune to mental health problems | in News Story
  As Iris Robinson MP speaks out about her experience of mental distress, Time to Change hopes this will trigger more openness about mental health in politics.
• Mind comments on the execution of Akmal Shaikh | in News Story
  Paul Farmer's statement on the execution in China of a man with severe mental health problems.
• Talking about mental health - mental health in the media | in News Story
  Mind's Open Up project is supporting the free One in Four conference in London on 1 February.
• An end to discrimination in parliament? | in Blog Post
  There are signs that the law allowing MPs with mental health problems to be sacked will be repealed.
• Mental health stigma alive and well and on the airwaves | in Blog Post
  The radio DJ who played the song ‘Jump’ for motorists delayed by a suicidal woman on a bridge serves as a stark reminder of the need to tackle discrimination.
• Will pre-employment health checks be a thing of the past? | in Blog Post
  The new Equality Bill admendment gives reason for optimism.
• Mental health discrimination in Parliament ‘untenable’ says Government | in News Story
  The statement represents the strongest move yet towards outlawing mental health discrimination in Parliament.
• “Keep an eye on her, she’s crazy” | in Blog Post
  Encountering discrimination and stigma on a visit to the pharmacy.
• Get involved in Open Up's June conference | in News Story
  We're looking for participants for Challenging Discrimination Together.
• Stamping out dirty election tactics | in Blog Post
  Politicians promise not to trade playground insults on mental health.
• Decision to ban mental health slurs during election campaign wins praise | in News Story
  A new protocol should make inroads towards stamping out discrimination in Parliament.
• Crime victims with mental distress - unreliable witnesses? | in Blog Post
  Victims and witnesses of crime are often denied access to justice because of their mental health problems.
• Mind responds to latest National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness | in News Story
  The Inquiry has reported a decrease in the numbers of homicides committed by people with mental health problems.
• The mental toll of disability hate crime | in Blog Post
  As the EHRC continues its inquiry into disability-related harrassment this summer, David Stocks shares his personal experience of the devastating consequences hate crime can have on mental health.
• Jump for Mind - Jenny's story | in Blog Post
  I was planning a sky dive with colleagues as a personal challenge and fundraising exercise and after my mum died I decided to organise a jump for Mind.
• Mental wellbeing concerns on the X Factor | in News Story
  Popular contestant Shirlena gets told that she cannot continue with ITV's The X Factor over concerns for her mental health.
• Unlucky in love? Try dating with a mental illness | in News Story
  New research reveals people in England would rather date someone they weren't attracted to than date someone with a mental illness.
• Welfare reform: update and thank you | in Blog Post
  Mind's response to the review of the Work Capability Assessment was made possible through the contributions of our supporters. Find out what happens next.
• No longer a second class citizen | in Blog Post
  Paul Farmer on why the mental health strategy must work for all people who experience mental health problems.
• Mind responds to Government’s new mental health strategy | in News Story
  Today sees the launch of the first cross government mental health strategy, laying out plans for the future of mental health care in England. Mind's Chief Executive, Paul Farmer responds.
• Mental health stigma hits the top trending list on Twitter | in News Story
  A new top trend has hit social networking site Twitter today, on the day the government launched its new mental health strategy No Health Without Mental Health.
• New campaign calls for England to ‘get talking’ to tackle mental illness taboo | in News Story
  To help end the silence around mental health problems, Time to Change is launching a campaign called ‘It’s time to talk, it’s Time to Change today. (Press release)
• It's time to talk, it's Time to Change | in Blog Post
  Our campaign aims to break down the stigma around mental health simply by getting people talking.
• Cricketer Michael Yardy opens up about depression | in News Story
  In response to the news that cricketer Michael Yardy has made the decision to fly home from the World Cup in India due to depression, Mind hopes he gets all the help and understanding he deserves.
• Mental Health & Public Transport | in Blog Post
  The Mental Health Action Group in Derbyshire says people experiencing mental health problems experience barriers and other difficulties when using public transport and are campaigning to address this.
• Catherine Zeta-Jones speaks up about bipolar | in News Story
  Time to Change, England’s largest anti-stigma campaign (run by the mental health charities Mind and Rethink) applaud the actress Catherine Zeta-Jones for her decision to speak publicly about her bipolar disorder diagnosis.
• Catherine Zeta-Jones - not the only one experiencing bipolar | in Blog Post
  Beth welcomes Catherine Zeta-Jones' announcement of her condition but discusses how it can feel a million miles away from most people’s reality.
• Red Tape Challenge: Equality Act 2010 | in Blog Post
  The Government's red tape challenge is asking for comments on Equality Act including whether it should be scrapped altogether. Pauline is worried that this will mean a step backwards for people with disabilities.
• Department of Health and Comic Relief commit £20m to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination | in News Story
  "People’s lack of understanding and unfounded fears can be just as destructive as the mental health problem itself." The charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness are to receive £16 million from the Department of Health and £4 million from Comic Relief
• Beyond the Reach of Ladders | in Blog Post
  What makes some people turn towards danger, rather than away from it? Sara reviews Beyond the Reach of Ladders and discusses how difficult it can be to talk about mental health problems.
• Challenge to discriminatory mental health law | in News Story
  The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill aims to repeal four pieces of legislation that discriminate against people with mental health problems.
• Meet Me in Winter | in Blog Post
  Katie blogs about how being open about her diagnosis of bipolar disorder has helped her to cope. This inspired her project Meet Me in Winter which brings people together and encourages them to share their stories.

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