An Introduction to Social Contact Keith Winestein Stakeholder - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Introduction to Social Contact Keith Winestein Stakeholder - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Introduction to Social Contact Keith Winestein Stakeholder Officer, Social Contact What is Social Contact? Attitudes, knowledge and behaviour towards people with mental health problems are more likely to improve following the opportunity to
What is Social Contact?
Attitudes, knowledge and behaviour towards people with mental health problems are more likely to improve following the opportunity to learn from someone with personal experience.
Don’t be afraid to talk about mental health
What’s in it for you?
- Imagine Your Goals is a great way to promote projects to the wider community
- Volunteers with lived experience can take the message to staff, fans and the
public; ‘face to face’
- IYG projects are making a real difference; bringing communities together and
improving people’s lives
- Local press is always keen to hear good things in the community; the benefit to
local people
- Let your club know you are a key partner of Time to Change; a major national
campaign
- Take the message out by ‘adding value’ to events in your area (community
festivals, Pride, Carnival, Mela, Music festivals, Wellbeing events…) Arsenal FC came to Time to Get Moving 2010!
Get FREE Time to Change materials for your activities when you REGISTER your events!
Social contact – Face to Face examples
Human Library Sofa Tours Road Shows Tea & Talk Tournaments
Social contact – Virtual examples
Your Website + Time to Change Videos = Virtual Social Contact
Social contact case-study Arsenal FC F2F/Virtual
How can you help TTC connect to your Club?
- Ensure we use language (and passion) of Football to engage key staff in your
media/PR and communications teams
- Support social contact opportunities by suggesting the use of TTC videos for
showing on big screens on match days and TV screens around the stadium
- Encourage hosting of our videos on your clubs website, Fanzine, Facebook
- Identify IYG case studies for inclusion in match day programmes and promotion
in local press coverage
- Work in partnership locally to maximise your impact in the community
- Ask your Football Club to sign the Organisational Pledge joining the Premier
League, Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City and a host of other national supporters of Time to Change