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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.
• 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.
• Mind takes over the fourth plinth | in Blog Post
  The Mind stressball stood on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square to spread our message.
• 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.
• The end of the noughties: good or bad for our mental health? | in Blog Post
  Mind's Chief Executive mulls over the decade that was.
• 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.
• Mental illness and violence | in Blog Post
  Marion Janner on substance abuse, stigma and sense of self.
• 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.
• Mixed attitudes to mental health | in Blog Post
  It’s difficult to know what to make of the seemingly contradictory figures in the Department of Health's annual survey.
• 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.
• The benefits of supporting staff | in Blog Post
  Our guest blogger from the Citizens Advice Bureau shares his perspective on supporting staff at work.
• Police and mental health: let’s have positive change, not populist myth | in Blog Post
  Are police officers the right people to deal with offenders with mental health problems? Yes, says Mind's Policy and Campaigns Officer.
• 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.
• What's in a name | in Blog Post
  Perhaps it's human nature to make sense of the world by putting things into groups and labelling them. But is having a diagnostic label a help or hindrance?
• 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.
• 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.
• Another assault | in Blog Post
  Victims and witnesses of crime with mental health problems still do not have equal access to justice.
• Care in crisis: why I'm supporting Mind's campaign | in Blog Post
  Jayasree Kalathil tells us why she's sitting on Mind's Care in crisis inquiry panel and supporting our campaign for better acute and crisis care.
• Some viewers may find the opinions expressed in this programme challenging | in Blog Post
  What's the rationale behind tonight's Mental Health Media Awards?
• Health care for all? | in Blog Post
  On International Human Rights Day, Mind's Refugee and Asylum Project Worker considers inequalities in the current mental health system for asylum seekers in Britain.
• 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.
• Sport talks about mental health | in Blog Post
  Mind's Chief Executive applauds the overwhelming supportive reactions to England cricketer Michael Yardy's depression from his teammates, employers and the media.
• A collective failure for race equality in mental health | in Blog Post
  Paul Farmer says the whole mental health community needs to work together to make race equality a reality.
• 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.
• Do people with personality disorders have 'zero empathy'? | in Blog Post
  Having a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, or antisocial personality disorder does not mean someone is ‘pathological’.
• 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.
• How would you shape the future of employment support programmes? | in Blog Post
  Liz Sayce, CEO of disability charity RADAR, blogs on changes to employment support programmes. What's your experience of employment support? Join the conversation and post a comment.
• 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.
• How I was labelled unfit for work | in Blog Post
  Why should a depressive episode in the past be treated any differently to other health conditions? The first in our series of blogs on mental health at work.
• 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.
• The culture of silence must end | in Blog Post
  Pauline from our Legal Unit blogs about what we've been doing to help employers understand the impact of mental health problems on staff and encourage a culture of openness in the workplace.
• Stand up and speak out on Holocaust Memorial Day | in Blog Post
  Vicki blogs: "Holocaust Memorial Day lays down a challenge for us all to use the lessons of the past."
• Schizophrenia on Waterloo Road | in Blog Post
  Jenni blogs about working on BBC drama Waterloo Road which tonight airs an episode about schizophrenia.
• A mother's story | in Blog Post
  Sarah opens up about her postnatal mental health problems and the distressing and confusing feelings she had for her infant daughter.
• Sally Brampton puts mental health on the record at journalist event | in News Story
  Time to Change is spearheading a new initiative offering journalists and programme makers from all sectors an insight into mental health to ensure that reporting of the issue is done fairly and accurately.
• Is society mentally unhealthy? | in Blog Post
  Helen blogs about the "heaving ocean" of depression and asks why whether we should be more concerned about the mental health of society.
• Silly old stigma: Talking about depression and anxiety | in Blog Post
  Amy shares her experiences of depression and anxiety as well as her thoughts on why it's so important to open up about these and fight 'that silly old stigma'.
• Talking about depression in a job interview | in Blog Post
  Steve blogs about being asked about his depression during a job interview: "...when are you planning on snapping out of it?”
• The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill | in Discrimination and social justice
• Times are changing - mental health in parliament | in Blog Post
  Sarah blogs about the mental health debate yesterday: "I tuned in with the hope that the hype of this debate would not be in vain."
• We’re not frightened anymore | in Blog Post
  Mind CEO, Paul Farmer, blogs about yesterday's historic debate in Parliament: "We’re step closer to a world where we can ask for help when we need it, where we don't need to struggle on in silence."
• The feeling's mutual | in Blog Post
  Jojo blogs about discrimination, stigma and her experience of a workplace assessment.
• Living with me and my OCD | in Blog Post
  Freelance filmmaker, Claire, blogs for us on what it is like to live with OCD and shares her film 'Living with me and my OCD.'
• Uncomfortable truths | in Blog Post
  Our CEO, Paul Farmer, blogs today about the urgent changes which need to take place in the welfare system, following last night's welfare double bill by Dispatches and Panorama.
• The importance of a good mental health team | in Blog Post
  Today, Skye talks about her positive experiences of talking therapies and the excellent mental health support she has received over the last four years.
• My letter to depression | in Blog Post
  Today, Garry shares with us what he would write if he were to send a letter to his depression. We really enjoyed this interesting take on blogging, let us know your thoughts.
• "Pull yourself together" | in Blog Post
  Kafayat blogs for us on her experiences of post natal depression and the difficulties in gaining support from family and friends.
• Speaking up for men who have suffered domestic violence | in Blog Post
  "Domestic abuse left me with PTSD and I felt like a stranger in a world I once knew. " Stu blogs for us today about his experiences because "men need help too."
• Building a business and managing mental health | in Blog Post
  Having battled depression and struggled with mental health at work, Paul started his own business. Today he shares his experiences of managing depression and building his own company.
• Back the Mental Health Discrimination Bill | in Blog Post
  Charlotte blogs for us in support of the #backthebill campaign. Help us put an end to mental health discrimination.
• The proudest day of my life and my struggle to get there | in Blog Post
  Emily blogs for RAG week about her experiences of depression and her fear of being stigmatised at university.
• Coping with stigma | in Blog Post
  Thomas blogs for us about the horrible treatment he received whilst struggling with a mental health problem. He shares the positive changes he’s made in his life and how he was able to get there.
• Why I'm supporting World Mental Health Day 2012 | in Blog Post
  Newcastle councillor, Helen McStravick, blogs for us about her experiences of mental health and why she is supporting World Mental Health Day 2012.
• Homeless | in Blog Post
  Jules blogs for us about her experience of being discharged from hospital to appalling homeless shelter conditions. She also shares a personal victory she has achieved in campaigning for change.
• Facing my fears | in Blog Post
  Mind runs training in mental health awareness for private and public sector organisations and individuals. One of our trainers, Amarinder, blogs about what speaking about her own experiences means to the audience (and to her).
• Change only comes if people make it happen | in Blog Post
  Mind and Time to Change ambassador Alastair Campbell blogs about the Mental Health Discrimination Bill, stigma and its impact on mental health services.
• Why the media is still getting it wrong on mental health | in Blog Post
  Mark Brown blogs about stigmatising and unsafe mental health stories in the media.
• Disability discrimination - legal briefing | in Information and Advice article
  A brief legal guide to disability discrimination, including details of where you can go for further information or support
• The importance of information | in Blog Post
  Today Thomas blogs for us about the importance of good quality legal information and why he feels it would have made a difference for him.
• Getting mental health support at work made all the difference to me | in Blog Post
  When David became ill with depression and anxiety, it was the support from his boss at a large City law firm that had the biggest impact.