We actually finalised our campaign aims at our meeting last month, but preparing to speak at a conference tomorrow about RMCIA has reminded me that I've not written about them yet. After much discussion, debate (and dare I say arguing!), here are our main campaign aims...
1 Challenging stigma and discrimination - did you know that 1 in 8 people would not want to live next door to someone who has a mental health problem?
2 Developing best practice with professionals. There's lots that we want to do under this category, such as encouraging use of the recovery model, and tackling unwelcoming atmospheres in some wards.
3 Information is power! Being diagnosed with a severe mental illness - or having a loved one diagnosed - is such a disorientating time. Some basic information - what questions to ask, what sort of care you should expect, and where you can talk to other people in the same situation - can be a lifeline. We want to get information out there.
So, that it's for now. We think it's pretty ambitious (though you should have seen our list before we prioritised) - but we're determined.
We'd love to know what you think about our priorities and what ideas you might have about how we can achieve them.
1 Challenging stigma and discrimination - did you know that 1 in 8 people would not want to live next door to someone who has a mental health problem?
2 Developing best practice with professionals. There's lots that we want to do under this category, such as encouraging use of the recovery model, and tackling unwelcoming atmospheres in some wards.
3 Information is power! Being diagnosed with a severe mental illness - or having a loved one diagnosed - is such a disorientating time. Some basic information - what questions to ask, what sort of care you should expect, and where you can talk to other people in the same situation - can be a lifeline. We want to get information out there.
So, that it's for now. We think it's pretty ambitious (though you should have seen our list before we prioritised) - but we're determined.
We'd love to know what you think about our priorities and what ideas you might have about how we can achieve them.
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