Local organisations challenging discrimination

Paritas - Real jobs for Real People (West Sussex)

Paritas works with people throughout West Sussex who have been disadvantaged in the job market dut to their mental health.  The organisation acts as an agency to place candidates in suitable, paid roles with employers.  Paritas also provides mental health training for employers - thus also helping people to stay in work.  Find out more- visit the Paritas website

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (OBMH) - Stamping Out Stigma

OBMH wants to make sure some of the myths around mental ill health are
corrected, so people can be open without fear of the implications.  The Trust has run a bus ad and cinema washroom campaign, informed by the views of
local service users and carers. The theme of the campaign is Don't turn
your back on mental health, and it has four elements, covering
employment, damaging language, isolation, and drug misuse. The campaign
has just been shortlisted for a BMJ Corporate Social Responsibility
award. Find out more