On 6 February, we held the first ever Time to Talk Day to get more people talking about mental health than ever before. We set ourselves an ambitious target of reaching a million conversations about mental health and thanks to all of you we beat this target and achieved an incredible 1,066,506 conversations.

Thousands of people talked, tweeted, and made cups of tea and together we really got England talking about mental health. Have a look at our infographic to see how we made it past our million milestone.

 

Over 1000 activities took place on the day with events in offices, schools, libraries and even shopping centres. Big employers like Telefonica, The Professional Cricketer's Association, AXA PPP Healthcare and Comic Relief also took part. 

But the day was about so much more than just the numbers.  You have told us about how the day provoked many inspiring, stigma busting and even life-changing conversations, and made it possible to talk more openly about mental health – which is what we need to do in order to break down stigma and discrimination. We surveyed people who took part and 93% said that Time to Talk Day made them feel more able to speak out about mental health.

An example of a real conversation that took place as a result of the day was when one person felt able to open up to their mum about their depression and eating disorder. They talked for hours and the next day went to see their GP for more support.

Watch this space – on Thursday 5 February 2015 we’ll be doing it all again, so get it in your diaries and sign up to our newsletter to be kept up to date with the latest information. In the meantime, there are lots of other ways you can get involved in Time to Change.

Here’s a special thank you message from our Director, Sue Baker, who talks about our impact from the day: