It’s OK to Talk About It

Clair Chilvers, Julie Repper and Justine Schneider

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

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It’s OK to Talk About ItThemes

○ Raise public awareness & improve public attitudes○ Promote inclusion in society○ Reduce the incidence of self-stigma and

discrimination ○ Remove barriers to employment ○ Encourage better outcomes ○ Changing practice and applying research

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It’s OK to Talk About it

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It’s OK to Talk About It

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Raise public awareness & improve public attitudes

NHS 60th Birthday Working with the media Working with Time to

Change Mental Health Awareness

Weeks 2008 Southwell Lecture

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NHS 60th Birthday

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Working with the MediaLocallyRegionallyNationally

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Working with Time to ChangeFocus GroupsInput into brand developmentCommunicate 08Pledge agreedFuture Campaign

planned for October 09

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Promote social inclusion Using sport to promote wellbeing and integration The arts and cultural activities Supporting staff who use mental health services (‘Living

in both Worlds’ MIN ©) Life Story Work in residential units (inspires and validates

hope about inclusion) Peer Support worker training (values experience of

mental health problems in supporting others)

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Rose’s Story – Celebrating Creativity

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Remove Barriers to Employment Employment Managed

Innovation Network (MIN) ©

○ Local policy input○ Guest speakers &

conferences○ Create website of relevant

information○ Contribute to research○ Forum for local

practitioners and planners

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Implementing Individual Placement and Support

Adding development resources to make it happen

Followed by an evaluative studyLooking at implementation as well as outcomes: acceptability, care package, delivery modes

Independent cost effectiveness study

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Complementary Activities

Outreach to employers in SMEsStriving to be an exemplar employerMonitoring service users’ experiences of discrimination and disadvantage

Fostering social enterprises

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Breakfast Seminar

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Changing Practice:

Taking a Recovery based approach across the Trust

Looking beyond symptoms - promoting fulfilling lives

All staff involved in supporting people to work towards their own goals

Identifying and supporting socially valued roles, relationships and activities

This creates greater visibility within communities and more contact

Contact reduces stigmatising attitudes

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Achieving better outcomesPromoting implementation of research and innovation (CLARHC) across the Trust

Involving service users in all aspects of R&D – e.g. measuring impact of Recovery initiatives, User focused Monitoring of acute services

Measuring experiences of discriminationExploring service users’ experiences of inclusion/exclusion through art and photography

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In Conclusion

It’s OK to Talk about it!