Time to Change Champions are people with lived experience of mental health problems who campaign to end mental health discrimination in their communities.
Lots of Champions choose to write about their experiences or personal stories through a blog. Blogs are a fantastic way to help tackle discrimination and challenge attitudes. Take a look a below at some of our Champions blogs.
Interested in blogging for Time to Change?
Take at look at our guidelines for blogging. If you are interested in blogging in your role as a Champion, we are particularly interested in:
- Blogs about your role as a Champion
- Blogs about why you became a Champion
- How becoming a Champion has enabled you to speak out about mental health problems/speak out against stigma and discrimination
Would they stand with me to challenge perceptions of schizophrenia and especially the inappropriate and liberal use of the term ‘schizo’? That was almost nine years ago. I have made some contribution in the intervening years, continuing to volunteer at a mental health drop-in centre and then serving as one of its trustees. Owing to cuts in funding I then presided over the closure of the c
I recently attended a Time to Change Champions' event and spoke for the first time in front of so many people about living with, fighting with, loving, hating and trying to recover from anorexia nervosa. After I'd spoken I was touched by the kind words of the other people attending the event and I felt proud that I'd managed to, in a small way, bring comfort or provide insight to other people.
Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and dip your toe into the water (so to speak) to get anywhere in this life. And, that's just what we did one cold - but sunny - November day in 2013.