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Time to Change Wales

Ending the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health in Wales

• 1 in 4 people will suffer a mental health issue at

any point in Wales

• 9 out of 10 of those suffer stigma and

discrimination across all aspects of society

• A need for a National Campaign for Wales

Overview

• Improve public attitudes – behaviour change
• Reduce the levels of discrimination in society

including within the workplace

• Empowering the numbers of people with lived

experience of mental health problems

• Advocating for changes to policy, practice and
• rganisational culture

Our Mission

Living with stigma is often worse than the illness

As a social movement, stigma needs to be tackled from several angles:

• Employers and Workplace
• Champions
• Social Marketing

Our Approach

Mental health in the workplace

• Poor mental health costs the Welsh economy 7.2

billion a year of a total economy size of 54.1 billion

• 1 in 6 workers in Wales experience mental health

problems

• 9 out of 10 employees with a mental health condition

have or will experience discrimination in their workplace

• 35% of employees don’t feel comfortable telling their

line manager about their mental health condition

• 34% disagreed that talking about mental health at

work is encouraged

115 Welsh Employers have pledged to tackle stigma in the Workplace

TTCW Employer Pledge

The TTCW pledge is a public declaration that an

• rganisation wants to step up to tackle mental

health stigma and discrimination

200+ active and empowered Champions and Employee Champions

Evaluation & Findings

Pledged Employers

• Annual Employer survey to capture impact
• 100% of pledged employers report that involvement has

helped reduce workplace stigma and discrimination

• 92% use internet resources and 85% use flyers and

materials and 75% via direct e-communication

• Employers welcome further networking opportunities and

support

The Future

Phase 3 will have a specific audience focus

• n:
• Men
• Welsh Language
• Rural Areas

The Future

• Strategic employer partnerships within public services,

Welsh language, rural and male-centric industries

• Strengthen delivery with government partners at a

national and local level

• Scale up employee champion training and support
• Develop new workplace resources, toolkits and

communication materials

• Facilitate employer relations via events and master-

classes

• Develop an offer for volunteers and members