{"id":6061,"date":"2019-02-07T11:12:29","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T11:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/?p=6061"},"modified":"2019-02-07T11:12:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T11:12:29","slug":"time-to-talk-day-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/library\/2019\/02\/07\/time-to-talk-day-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Talk Day 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-change.org.uk\/\">Time to Change<\/a> is a\u00a0growing social movement\u00a0working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems.\u00a0 Mental health can affect anyone, and statistically 1 in 4 of us will face a mental health problem in any given year.\u00a0 However, many people with mental health problems report being misunderstood by family, friends, work colleagues, and health professionals.\u00a0\u00a0Stigma and discrimination prevent people from seeking help, which in turn can isolate people, exclude them from day-to-day activities, make it hard to build new relationships or sustain current ones, and stop people getting or keeping jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Time to Change objectives are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving\u00a0public attitudes and\u00a0behaviour\u00a0towards people with mental health problems<\/li>\n<li>Reducing\u00a0the amount of discrimination that people with mental health problems report in their personal relationships, their social lives and at work<\/li>\n<li>Making\u00a0sure even more people with mental health problems can take action to challenge stigma and discrimination in their communities, in workplaces, in schools and online<\/li>\n<li>Creating\u00a0a sustainable campaign that will continue long into the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In October 2017 the School signed\u00a0 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-change.org.uk\/get-involved\/get-your-workplace-involved\/employer-pledge\">Time to Change Employer Pledge<\/a>\u00a0committing itself to the campaign&#8217;s aims of ending\u00a0mental health stigma and discrimination in the workplace and in public life.\u00a0 Details of the School&#8217;s Action Plan to meet the Pledge, and support for mental health well-being can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lshtm.sharepoint.com\/Services\/Human-Resources\/Pages\/Supporting-Mental-Health-Wellbeing.aspx\">Staff and Student Intranet pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>7 February 2019 is Time to Change&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.time-to-change.org.uk\/time-talk-day\">Time to Talk Day<\/a>, which is all about making time to have a conversation about mental health.\u00a0 They suggest the following tips for talking about mental health:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ask questions and listen, give the person space to talk<\/li>\n<li>Think about the time and place, try and be as natural as possible<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t try and fix things, listening itself can be very powerful<\/li>\n<li>Treat them the same, they&#8217;re still the same person as they were before<\/li>\n<li>Be patient, it can be hard to talk about a mental health problem, some people might not be ready but they will know you&#8217;re there for them when they are<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Library currently has a display in the Reading Room of some books linked to mental health incl. depression, obsessions and compulsions, bipolar disorder, insomnia, body image problems, grief and grieving, low self-esteem, and mindfulness.\u00a0 To find books which might help with mental health issues, a search for &#8216;student advice&#8217; 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