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Welcome to the first issue of the Nottingham Time to Change (NTTC) E-Bulletin. The aim of this newsletter is to enable people who are keen to reduce stigma and discrimination around mental health in the city, stay connected with Time to Change developments and opportunities.

Time to Change Champions

Champions are at the heart of NTTC. They are driving change in communities, workplaces and schools. If you would like to know more about becoming a champion, click here. For ideas on how champions make a difference, check out?five ways to change attitudes and behaviours towards people with mental health.

Nottingham Time to Change

Over the past 18 months, MIND have funded the NTTC Hub, which has seen TTC Champions working in groups and individually to develop innovative approaches of engaging people in conversations. Just a few of their achievements have included:

• Almost 100 Time to Change Champions have been recruited from diverse communities across Nottingham
• Thousands of conversations have been held on reducing stigma and discrimination
• All sizes of local employers have taken the Time to Change Employer Pledge and many Employee Champions have been recruited.

As the funded Hub comes to an end, Champions and Nottingham City Council are keen not to lose the momentum that has started.

World Suicide Prevention Day

10 September 2019 marks World Suicide Prevention Day. According to the National Suicide Prevention Alliance, between 6,000 and 7,000 people die by suicide every year, that?s someone dying by suicide approximately every 90 minutes. It remains the leading cause of death in men under 50 and 75% of people who die by suicide are men. In Nottingham City, there were 71 suicides between 2015 and 2017. For this year?s World Suicide Prevention Day, Nottingham City Council is working with partners to raise awareness around suicide and to let everyone know about the support and resources available. You can find out more on our website at https://www.asklion.co.uk/wspd. A suicide prevention toolkit for employers has been developed for supporting?senior leadership, line managers, HR, occupational health and safety professionals embed suicide prevention strategies in their organisation?s health policies, identify and support staff at risk, and deal with crises. Harmless is a Nottingham-based user-led organisation that provides a range of services about self-harm and suicide prevention. Harmless manages the Tomorrow Project, an outreach suicide prevention programme commissioned by the Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group to raise awareness, encourage help-seeking by people at risk and to reduce the stigma attached to mental health issues.

Requests for Champion Support at Events

We are looking for Champions who are/may be willing to support others by?holding stalls at events or would like to share their story or cultural experiences to help employers and services improve their ways of working, please email [email protected] stating ?Champion Support?.

Events requiring support in the near future include:

• A Time to Change stall at an Age Friendly Nottingham ?Avoiding Scams and Fraud? event on 1 October between 12.30 pm and 3.30 pm
• A staff development event for people working in the health and care sector entitled ?Using lived experience and best practice to tackle stigma and discrimination around mental health? on 17 October between 9.30 am and 11.30 am.

Nottingham Time to Change Champions? Celebration Event

Champions have been successful in applying for a grant to hold a Champions? event in late November/early December. This will be an opportunity for TTC Champions to come together with strategic partners, employers and Workplace Champions. If you would like to be involved in the planning for this event or have any suggestions for what should be included, please email [email protected] stating ?Champions Event?.

We hope to have the date and the booking link for the event in the next issue.

Future Time to Change E-Bulletins

We hope to produce an NTTC e-bulletin approximately each month. If you would like to suggest an article/item for inclusion, please email it to [email protected].

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