Wednesday 5 February 2014

Time To Talk Day - 6th February

     Tomorrow, 6th February 2014, will be the first ever 'Time To Talk Day' - a whole day dedicated to encourage people to initiate conversation and talk about mental health; raising awareness, breaking down stigma and more. Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, and neither is talking about it.
     
    Time To Change, the creators of this day, are aspiring to get 1,000,000 conversation going on the 6th.

     Up and down the country, in schools, workplaces, libraries etc. there will be thousands of events taking place, all with an aim to talk about mental health.

     Before you go thinking 'It's too late! What can I do?' Don't distress - you can still get involved, all you got to do is start/have a conversation, whether it'd be on-line or over a cup of tea. Easy as pie! You can also check here for any public events near you!


     Time To Change are also holding a 'Conversational Challenge'. On the social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, they will be setting a number of challenges throughout the day - asking people how many conversations they've had; all counting towards their 1,000,000 conversation target.
     That's not all. Time To Change are also holding a competition 'have a conversation to win a conversation' - when you share your conversation and why it has inspired you. By doing this you can be entered into this competition and win a conversation with either Russel Kane,  Beverley Callard or Ashley Roberts.
     So stick on the kettle and let's have a natter. Let's make this day an everlasting legacy.

BMNM.