Media Centre
- Contact the press office
- Contact the media advisory service
- Media and reporting guidelines
- Mental health facts, stats and research
- Videos
- Press releases
Contact the press office
For all media inquiries please contact:
Hayley Richardson-Roberts, Senior Media Officer
Phone: 020 8215 2358 / 07789 721 966
Email: h.richardson@time-to-change.org.uk
Larissa Abl, Senior Press Officer
Phone: 020 7840 3137
Email: larissa.abl@rethink.org
Contact our press office about:
- our latest news
- our celebrity supporters
- recruiting people for case studies.
Contact the Media Advisory Service
Jenni Regan, Senior Media Advisor
Tel: 020 8215 2359
Email: j.regan@time-to-change.org.uk
Our Media Advisory Service can offer:
- consultation and advice on scripts and storylines for programmes in development, including fact checking
- case studies about people with direct experience of mental health problems to inform script and programme development
- workshops, training and seminars on mental health reporting
- information and guidance on best practice for anyone working in the media.
Media and reporting guidelines:
- Media guidelines for documentaries, news & dramas
- Mental health language guide
- Using images in mental health storylines
- How to write mental health case studies
- Working with documentary contributors
- Tips for creating interesting mental health storylines in soaps and drama
Mental health facts, stats and research
34% of the public think people with a mental health problem are likely to be violent - in fact being killed by a stranger who is mentally ill is as unlikely as being struck by lightning.
- Stats on violent crime and mental health
- Research on portrayal of mental health in TV dramas and soaps
- Other mental health myths and facts
- More stats on mental health from the Mental Health Foundation and Mind
- Research into:
Media news and press releases
May 17, 2013
A hard hitting advert created by Time to Change, England’s mental health anti-stigma programme, is set to take America by storm after being re-worked by the US anti-stigma campaign founded by Hollywood actress Glenn Close. The new advert aimed at American audiences will feature the actress and her...
May 17, 2013
In 2009, you may remember that we created a hard hitting advert, 'Schizo: The Movie' Well, now it's set to take America by storm after being re-worked by the US anti-stigma campaign founded by Hollywood actress Glenn Close. The re-make aimed at American audiences will feature the actress, her...
May 14, 2013
On Friday 19th April, our Young People’s team held the first school and college pop-up village at King Edwards College in Stourbridge. Read our full report... Thanks to a team of volunteers, members of staff, and enthusiastic pupils, the event was a great success...
Media volunteers are the lifeblood of the campaign.
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