service
Paid
Communication support for people with Aphasia or Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and their families.
Who is this for?
Disability
- Mental health
Age Group
- Over 18
What is this service?
What is Mental Health Stigma?
Mental health stigma is negative attitudes, pre-judgements, prejudices, and behaviours towards people with mental health conditions. Stigma includes misconceptions about the risks posed to the public by people affected by mental health problems, and the use of pejorative language in describing mental illness and those affected by it. Stigma may be exacerbated by the negative portrayal of mental illness in the media.
What is a Champion?
Our campaign is led by Champions, people who consider themselves to have experience of poor mental health and/or who are currently living with poor mental health. You do not have to have a formal diagnosis of mental illness to be a Champion and you do not have to disclose (share) all of your experiences with us.
If you have experience of mental ill-health, whether formally diagnosed or not, and you are looking to share your experiences (openly or anonymously) to help bust myths about what someone with mental ill-health is like, and to end the stigma of talking about mental health, then this could be the role for you.
Want to get involved?
The Hub’s role is to get people in Kingston to talk about mental health and change the way people act and think about mental health. This could be a chat over coffee, a talk, a music event or an open day. These different events are led by champions.
We are always looking for champions; people with lived experience of mental health who want to change behaviour and attitudes towards mental health in a more positive way.
Champions will receive training and support so they can talk about mental health and help promote the Hub’s work.
Find out what a champion does or get in touch if you have any questions. If you would like to sign up as a Champion, please fill out this brief form.
Champion’s Projects
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Browse our Kingston Champion’s Lockdown Tips
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Read the Time to Change Kingston Zine
Good to know
- Cost: Free
- Signing up: You can [sign up as a Champion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVvpy591BxLHrCo8I4mCPCSWVroMguUMAzl9lQ2RbB4W3DmA/viewform).
What people say
Speaking about my lived experience of bipolar is part of campaigning and provides insight into my illness...
