‘Time to Talk’ you say? #TimetoTalk By Jane McNeice
The stigma around mental health is well documented, with 9 out of 10 service users (87%) in the Time to Change ‘Stigma Shout’ report highlighting its negative impact on their lives (Time to Change, 2008). People often find that the associated stigma of mental health problems is in fact a greater issue that the actual mental health problem itself. Stigma and discrimination take a variety of forms, direct, indirect, institutional, and many others. Such stigma and discrimination prevents people...
Read MoreMental Health – Answering your Questions & Dispelling the Myths, By Jane McNeice
Question How many people does poor mental health affect? Answer About a quarter of the population will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year, with mixed anxiety and depression the most common mental disorder in Britain. Mental Health Foundation (2015) at: www.mentalhealth.org.uk Question How many children have poor mental health? Answer Mental health problems affect about one in ten children and young people. They include depression, anxiety and conduct...
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