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Time to Change Wales Ending the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health in Wales

Overview • 1 in 4 people will suffer a mental health issue at any point in Wales • 9 out of 10 of those suffer stigma and discrimination across all aspects of society • A need for a National Campaign for Wales

Our Mission • Improve public attitudes – behaviour change • Reduce the levels of discrimination in society including within the workplace • Empowering the numbers of people with lived experience of mental health problems • Advocating for changes to policy, practice and organisational culture

Living with stigma is often worse than the illness

Our Approach As a social movement, stigma needs to be tackled from several angles: • Employers and Workplace • Champions • Social Marketing

Mental health in the workplace • Poor mental health costs the Welsh economy 7.2 billion a year of a total economy size of 54.1 billion • 1 in 6 workers in Wales experience mental health problems • 9 out of 10 employees with a mental health condition have or will experience discrimination in their workplace • 35% of employees don’t feel comfortable telling their line manager about their mental health condition • 34% disagreed that talking about mental health at work is encouraged

TTCW Employer Pledge The TTCW pledge is a public declaration that an organisation wants to step up to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination 115 Welsh Employers have pledged to tackle stigma in the Workplace

200+ active and empowered Champions and Employee Champions

Evaluation & Findings Pledged Employers • Annual Employer survey to capture impact • 100% of pledged employers report that involvement has helped reduce workplace stigma and discrimination • 92% use internet resources and 85% use flyers and materials and 75% via direct e-communication • Employers welcome further networking opportunities and support

The Future Phase 3 will have a specific audience focus on: • Men • Welsh Language • Rural Areas

The Future • Strategic employer partnerships within public services, Welsh language, rural and male-centric industries • Strengthen delivery with government partners at a national and local level • Scale up employee champion training and support • Develop new workplace resources, toolkits and communication materials • Facilitate employer relations via events and master- classes • Develop an offer for volunteers and members