 Somerset Time To Change
Sofa Tour 2009
Background
The Somerset Time To Change
Sofa Tour has been developed to support the National Time To Change
Campaign launched in January 2009 (www.time-to-change.org.uk/). Time to Change is England's
most ambitious programme to end discrimination faced by people
who experience mental health problems. The Somerset Tour is being
organised by a steering group called 1 in 4 which is made up of
service users and staff from mental health services and Public
Health. The Tour will work alongside the national campaign using
the same materials and with the same messages.
Our
vision:
To makes lives better for everyone by ending mental health discrimination
Our
mission:
To inspire people to work together to end the discrimination surrounding
mental health
Our main campaign messages are:
-
Mental
illness is one of our last taboos
People affected by mental health problems experience stigma and
discrimination. Shame and stigma wrecks lives - it stops people
getting help, getting back to work and getting on with life.
-
Mental
illness is far more common than you think
Mental illness can happen to anyone and it's common;
1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem at some
point.
-
There
is something you can do to help
You can do something. Don't cut someone
with mental health problems out of your life - be there
for them and don't write them off.
The
Sofa Tour 
The
Tour will consist of taking a sofa and trailer around to 9 different
town centres, throughout Somerset and setting up our stall with the aim of engaging with as
many people as possible about the campaign. It could also be
seen as a ‘Get Talking’ event. By bringing people together with
and
without experience of mental health problems in a central, public
location, you start the debate.
| Month |
Date |
Day
of the week |
Town |
Venue |
| June |
30 |
Tuesday |
Yeovil |
Bandstand |
| July |
1 |
Wednesday |
Glastonbury |
By Market Cross |
| July |
2 |
Thursday |
Taunton |
Old Market House |
| July |
3 |
Friday |
Bridgwater |
Fore Street |
| July |
6 |
Monday |
Street |
Clark’s
Village |
| July |
7 |
Tuesday |
Wells |
Outside Town Hall |
| July |
8 |
Wednesday |
Frome |
Market |
| July |
9 |
Thursday |
Taunton |
Old Market House |
| July |
10 |
Friday |
Minehead |
Wellington
Square |
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed
to come and help each day of the tour . We would ask people to volunteer for at least two hours.
The stall will be open from 10am – 5pm. We need about 4-6 volunteers
to help each day. Further details will be sent to people who volunteer.
Necessary expenses can be claimed
Example of the type of
jobs needed to be done
-
Helping
set up and close down the stall
-
Give out leaflets
to passers by
-
Engaging with passers
by – talking about the campaign and why you think ending stigma
and discrimination assoc with mental health problems is important
-
Helping
make drinks and keeping the stall tidy, restocking leaflet
racks
-
Giving out ‘’I join
the campaign to end discrimination’ postcards and encouraging
people to post in our post box
-
Walking
around the area giving out leaflets and encouraging people
to come to the stall
Volunteers will be asked
to please wear a ‘Time To Change’ Tee shirt, provided by the organisers, which will
need to be returned at the end of the day to be washed and re-used.
If interested please
contact Louise Finnis, Health Promotion Manager – mental health
01460 238 654 or email louise.finnis@somerset.nhs.uk
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