Early day motion · EDM 522 · 20 Jan 2009

TIME TO CHANGE CAMPAIGN TO END MENTAL HEALTH DISCRIMINATION

Tabled by Lynne Jones (Labour) 113 signatures

The motion

That this House supports Time to Change, England's biggest and most ambitious campaign to end mental health discrimination; notes that one in four people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime; further notes that nine out of 10 people with mental health problems have been discriminated against at home, work or in the community; acknowledges that the stigma surrounding mental health problems must be challenged at every level of society; encourages greater and more open discussions in Parliament of the ways in which mental illness has impacted on the lives of hon. Members, their families and friends; and calls on the Government to speak out publicly in support of the Time to Change initiative.

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