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Motion · S6M-16169 · 20 Jan 2025

Time to Talk Day is Back for 2025

Lodged by Paul Sweeney (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 32 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes Time to Talk Day 2025, which takes place on 6 February and is hosted in Scotland by See Me; notes that the theme for 2025 is “get comfortable and start talking about mental health”, which encourages everyone to think about creating safe spaces and ways to support people to have conversations around mental health; further notes the recent reported research carried out for Time to Talk Day, which shows that 29.3% of people in Scotland would rather hide how they are feeling and avoid awkward conversations about their mental health; believes that the campaign shines a much needed spotlight on the devastating impact of mental health stigma and discrimination; considers that this reflects earlier findings of the Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study; recognises what it sees as the need for Time to Talk Day, and the lived-experience learning from the See Us movement, in order to help to realise the Scottish Government’s commitment to “a Scotland, free from stigma and inequality, where everyone fulfils their right to achieve the best mental health and wellbeing possible”, and encourages everyone to join what it sees as one of Scotland’s biggest conversations on mental health and to help end stigma and discrimination.

Supporters (32)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.