tuc conference torfaen strategic partnership pledge signing event
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TUC conferenceTorfaen Strategic Partnership Pledge Signing Event
Our mission
“To inspire individuals across Wales to work together to end discrimination and stigma
surrounding mental health, mobilising those with lived experience to create and lead a
lasting social movement for change”
Targets
• Together for Mental Health• 5% positive shift in public attitudes • 5% reduction in discrimination felt by those
with lived experience
What the economic impact?
• In a 2013 Report from the Office of National Statistics how many UK sickness days were caused by stress, anxiety or depression in the UK?
• 7.5 million days?• 5.2 million days?• 15.2 million days?• 12.8 million days?
Answer: 15.2 million days!
Workplace stigma – UK stats
• 4 in 10 employees are afraid to disclose mental health problems to their employer (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 2011)
• Fewer than 4 in 10 employers would consider hiring a person with a mental health problem (Mental Health and Social Exclusion Unit, 2004)
• People with mental health problems are at more than twice the risk of losing their jobs compared with the general population (Mental Health and Social Exclusion Unit, 2004)
The picture in Wales
In a survey of public attitudes in Wales…• 1 in 7 thought people with mental health problems can
never fully recover• 1 in 7 believed as soon as a person shows signs of mental
illness they should be hospitalised• 1 in 4 thought people with mental health problems should
not be allowed to hold public office• 1 in 10 believed people with mental health problems should
not be allowed to have children• 1 in 4 said that being around someone with a mental health
problem can make them feel uncomfortable
Survey of public attitudes, ORS on behalf of Time to Change Wales, 2013
The picture in Wales
In a survey of people with mental health problems…• 56% had experienced stigma and discrimination by their
work colleagues • 33% felt that mistakes at work were attributed to their
mental ill health• 30% of work colleagues made snide/sarcastic remarks• 30% of work colleagues avoided them
TTCW employment survey, 2013
Addressing workplace stigma in Wales?
What are organisations doing?
• Signing a pledge to support the campaign • Nominate a champion(s) to lead the campaign
within the organisation• Develop an action plan to deliver a programme of
anti stigma work within their organisation• Utilise our resources & key messaging • Joining a network of pledged organisations to share
best practice and knowledge
