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Time to Change Sarah Restall

Right now…

• 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year

• 1 in 6 workers is dealing with anxiety, depression or stress

• Research shows that work tends to be the most stressful factor in people’s lives

• 40% of employers view workers with mental health problems as a ‘significant risk’ – mental health is a concern

• Mental ill-health is the leading cause of sickness absence in the UK, costing an average of £1,035 per employee per year

Yet…

• Eight in ten employers have no mental health policy to help staff sustain good mental health

• While stress has forced 1 in 5 workers to call in sick, 95% gave a different reason to their boss

• Managers want to do more to improve staff mental wellbeing but they need more training and guidance

• Staff would feel more loyal and committed if their employer took action on staff wellbeing

Our healthcheck findings showed

• 82% reported experiencing stress, low mood or poor mental health whilst at work

• 37% reported having to take time off work because of stress, low mood or poor mental health

• Only 57% of employees were aware of mental health support that was available to them

• 46% thought their organisation did not encourage them to talk openly about mental health problems

Our healthchecks report found that

• Stigma and discrimination can be life-threatening and life-limiting

• 60% of people said that stigma and discrimination are as damaging or more damaging than the symptoms of their mental health problem

Why take action? – keep this slide?

• If we primarily employ people for their minds, it makes business sense to ensure your employees are as mentally healthy and, as a result productive, as possible.

• Encouraging your employees to talk about mental health can make a real difference to sickness absence rates, productivity and wellbeing.

• More employers pledging means more noise being made – this helps to break the silence around mental health in workplaces up and down the country.

• You will be joining a fast growing movement of over 450 organisations from almost every sector

Why take action?

Time to Change

• Began in 2007 and is a campaign to end the stigma and discrimination that people with mental health problems face in England.

• We're run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, with funding from the Department of Health, Comic Relief and the Big Lottery Fund.

• We aim to empower people to challenge stigma and speak openly about their own mental health experiences, as well as changing the attitudes and behaviours towards those of us with mental health problems.

Time to Change

Time to Change exists because of people like Dave

DAVE VIDEO

The Employer Pledge

Process

Engaging people in

conversations about

mental health will

help bring about

lasting change.

Time to Change Employer Pledge

A public statement to

tackle mental health

stigma and

discrimination

Your action plan: seven key principles

Demonstrate

senior level

buy-in

Raise awareness

about mental

health

Update and

implement policies

to address mental

health problems in

the workplace

Ask staff to share

personal

experiences of

mental health

problems

Equip line

managers to have

conversations

about mental

health

Provide information

about mental

health and

signpost to

support services

Demonstrate

accountability and

recruit Employee

Champions

Employee Champions

- Internally drive change

- Embed positive change

- Lived experience or just a passion for mental

wellbeing

- Help support action plan activities

- Commit to normalising conversations about mental

health

- Gain confidence, build a network, support others

For no charge we will provide you with:

• Coaching on your action plan from a dedicated member of our expert team

• A set of online resources to help you easily deliver activity in your workplace

• Invitations to a series of masterclasses where you can learn from leading employers on how they have achieved success

• Invitations to workshops on how to effectively raise awareness about mental health within your organisation

• Connections to employers who have implemented initiatives similar to those you are planning

Employer Accelerator Programme

As a result of signing the pledge

• 95% said it had a positive impact on their organisation

• Eight in ten agree that awareness of mental health issues has been raised

• Half reported a rise in staff disclosure of mental health problems since the pledge was signed

• Three-quarters of Employee Champions feel that the pledge has had a positive impact on their organisation

• 78% have reported a positive change in their confidence with regards to empowerment

As a result of signing the pledge

Our work so far

Over 450 organisations

have signed the pledge

From organisations such as

Over 120 Employee Champions signed

up to share their lived experiences and

help support others in their workplace

This March we published a

report based on health checks

of pledged organisations from

Phase 2

Since getting involved with Time to Change, Imperial College has had an opportunity to speak about mental health and have understood the importance of having mentally healthy staff.

Some of their activities included:

• Participating in our Healthchecks to review the employee experience of mental health in their workplace

• Introduced a high level steering group chaired by the Provost to galvanise support for mental health College-wide: this demonstrates their commitment to maintaining senior level buy in

• Real discussion about the topic and less silence, as proved by well attended mental health events

• 170 Mental Health First Aiders trained in a three-year period

CASE STUDY: Imperial College

Pearson have recently signed the pledge and are:

• Establishing a network of Wellbeing Champions across UK Schools

• Reviewing their policies to ensure they support those with mental health problems

• Training employees to become Mental Health First Aiders

• Training line managers to spot signs of mental ill health in team members and how to start conversations about mental health and wellbeing for early intervention

• Taking part in key national events such as World Mental

Health Day

CASE STUDY: Pearson

For more information see www.time-to-change.org.ukEmail: employers@time-to-change.org.ukContact: 02082152247

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Attitudes for a New GenerationImproving Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of Young People and Families around Mental Health

Jenny Taylor, Manager Children and Young People

Tuesday 5th July

Our work

• We work in schools across England to

support them to deliver anti stigma work

with their students.

• We run social marketing campaigns

aimed at young people aged 11-18 and

their parents.

• We will be training 140 young

champions. People with experience of

mental health problems aged 16-25.

The Impact of Stigma

• 65% friends , 50% parents, 45%

boyfriends and girlfriends and 43%

teachers

• 69% said that fear of stigma has

prevented them from telling a friend

about their mental health problem

• 50% said it had stopped them

applying for a job

• 30% said that it had stopped them

applying for or taking up a place at

college or university

• And most worryingly 28% said

negative reactions from others had

made them want to give up on life

(Nov 2013 – survey 541 YP)

“stigma made me feel so

isolated when I was ill,

and it still stops me from

asking for help when I’m

having bad days. If I was

less ashamed a few

years ago, I would have

asked for help before I

tried to end my life.

Instead it made me suffer

in silence for so long.”

Hear from young people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=DNoHlpa0LnE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2j43

Fp9IGc

“You are too young to be mentally ill” What does stigma feel like?

Involving Young People

“I honestly feel so happy doing

that :) I had a bad week but

sharing my story and getting

teachers saying thank you and all

those people applauding really

made me feel good :) thank you

for all the times you give me to

share my story. It means so much

to me :)”

Become a young champion

Are you aged 16-25 and passionate

about tackling stigma and

discrimination around mental health?

Apply to be one of our young

champions for Time to Change

We are now accepting applications

Find out more:

http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/jobs

Get involved on social media and online

Sign up to our e-newsletter: www.time-to-change.org.uk/email-signup

Access all our free resources: www.time-to-change.org.uk/teachers

Follow us on Twitter @TimetoChange

Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/timetochange

Visit our website www.time-to-change.org.uk

Challenge stigma in your daily life

There are many ways you can

be a champion in your daily

life, including:

• attending a local event

• writing a blog

• speaking in school

• creating a vlog

• speaking to the media

• chatting to a friend or family

member

• organising a workplace or

university activity

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Thank You