Time to Change is England's most ambitious programme to end discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems.
Our vision
To make lives better for everyone by ending mental health discrimination
Our mission
To inspire people to work together to end the discrimination surrounding mental health
Who are we?
The programme of 35 projects is led by Mind, Rethink and Mental Health Media (which has now merged to become part of Mind). The project is funded with £16m from the Big Lottery Fund and £4m from Comic Relief, and evaluated by the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College, London.
Time to Change aim's to work with all sectors and communities to tackle a lingering taboo and one of the greatest social injustices.
Our aims
- To create a 5% positive shift in public attitudes towards mental health problems
- To achieve a 5% reduction in discrimination by 2012
- To increase the ability of 100,000 people with mental health problems to address discrimination
- To engage over 250,000 people in physical activity
- To produce a powerful evidence base of what works
How to get involved
Mental health affects all of us at some time or another. Whoever you are, there is something you can do to get involved in Time to Change and help fight stigma and discrimination
For more information on how to get involved and to see what's going on in your local area follow the link to the Time to Change website on this page.