Campaigning and events: stories and ideas

Thousands of individuals have added their voices to our movement to challenge mental health stigma and discrimination.

These blogs are fully of great campaigning ideas and stories. They are written by people who have attended our events or have helped us campaign.

By talking about mental health they aim to break down stereotypes and take the taboo out of something that affects us all. Pledge to share your experience of mental health today >>

The more I've talked about mental health, the easier it has become

Submitted by Louise_ on Mon, 20/05/2013 - 1:36pm

Louise I have come a long way since I first became involved with Time to Change, almost two years ago. At that time I was determined that something needed to be done to stop the stigma around the subject of mental health.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2013

Submitted by Time to Change on Fri, 17/05/2013 - 5:35pm

This week is The Mental Health Foundation's Mental Health Awareness Week, in which they're focussing on the benefit of physical activity and mental wellbeing. We asked our bloggers to tell us the role that physical activity has in their wellbeing.

Exercise? You must be joking!

Blogger: 99LillyBet

A band of brothers

Submitted by Nathan Roberts on Wed, 08/05/2013 - 1:30pm

As Chief Executive of abandofbrothers, I was delighted when the charity was awarded Time to Change funding to run our project, entitled “Man Enough.” I thought I would have much to offer the project. I have to honestly admit that I thought I would be facilitating the process of change for others rather than seeing any changes or benefits in my own life. However, the Man Enough project has taken me on a real personal journey.

What we achived in a muddy field, just outside Totnes

Submitted by _Rebecca on Thu, 22/11/2012 - 4:50pm

Putting a Time to Change postcard in a postbox If you’d met me the day I was packing my bag to go into psychiatric hospital – again - and told me that less than two months later I’d be helping out at a “Time to Change” event in Devon, I would have told you that you were nuts!