Speak Out - start your own project

Do you want to speak out about mental health discrimination - but don't know where to start?

On this page, you will find tips and advice to help you think about why you might want to start an anti-discrimination project, and talk you through the practical first steps you'll need to take to get things going.

Read our factsheets, check out our films, then tell us about your own experiences in the Open Up forum.

Download the factsheets for this section:

Click on the title of each factsheet below to download the pdf.

How to start your anti-discrimination project

All the basics you need to take into account when setting up a project for the first time.

Finding a mentor

How to find an experienced person to mentor you through the process of setting up your project and beyond.

How to constitute your group

Getting your group recognised as a formally constituted organisation.

Setting up a social enterprise

What you need to do to set yourself up as a social enterprise - another way of formally establishing your group and raising money.

A beginner's guide to finding funding

How do you get the money you need to make your project happen? This guide gives you some pointers.

View the videos for this section:

Why start?

Participants from the Open Up Initiatives Scheme talk about what motivated them to start their anti-discrimination projects.

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