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
When I was first diagnosed with clinical depression by my GP, I felt ashamed to tell people about my condition and did not talk about it. This was a feeling I got from people - the attitude that we do not tell people about having a mental health condition, and hearing people say “why is he telling people that he is depressed?” 
The theme of World Mental Health Day in 2013 is "Mental health and older adults".
I was nervous about volunteering at the Time to Change Village, I've experienced both anxiety and depression recently and wasn't sure if I was ready to talk to the public.
As many of you may know, Brighton Village was held on Saturday 3rd August 2013. When I am home for the summer, Brighton is just over an hour on the train away so I knew I had to go this year. I have been a huge supporter of Time to Change for a long time now and am a registered