Today is supposed to be ‘Blue Monday', the most unhappy day of the
year, but this hasn't got a great scientific basis. Did you celebrate ‘Blooming Monday’ today? If not, put
it in your diary for next year!
Whether it’s the depths of winter or mid-summer there are still many millions in the UK alone affected by mental illness. The Time to Change campaign, run by Mind and Rethink
aims to challenge stigma and stereotypes about mental illness through #TimeToTalk. Join 50,000 others and make your Time to
Change pledge here.
It's no coincidence that the Department of Health launched its Action
Plan for Mental Health today. The
aim of this plan is to “…make a difference, in the next two or three years, to
the lives of people with mental health problems”. This will only happen if all of us more
openly talk about mental health and recognise it as being important as physical
health.
I was also alerted today, by Dr
Alys Cole-King, to the Royal College of
Psychiatrists and Royal College of GPs’
guidance on suicide
mitigation from the Primary
Care Mental Health Forum. Aimed at GPs, it’s helpful for other health
professionals too.
I’ve rambled a bit and gone over my 100 word limit today, but it’s such
an important subject and we must do all we can to end the stigma of mental
health and ensure parity of esteem with physical health.
So go on, start the conversation, it’s #TimeToTalk…
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