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Theme: 'What I Really Mean'

The theme for this year’s campaign highlights the fact that the words people say don’t always reflect what’s going on beneath the surface, as is perfectly emphasised in this video from Norwich FC:

 

Time to Talk Day is held at the beginning of February every year. It is about helping people and communities to come together to have the nation’s biggest mental health conversation day and keep it going beyond that .Taking place on Thursday 1st February 2024, it is a day that friends, families, communities, and workplaces and colleagues are encouraged to come together to talk, listen and help change lives.

Time to Talk Day is the perfect opportunity to start a conversation about mental health.

The CWU supports each year this special day aimed at reminding all that speaking to workers about their mental health and creating a culture where people can talk openly will not only get the best out of people, but the different insights people can give can actually help achieve personal and organisational goals.

And sometimes it takes the effort and enthusiasm of the Union and workforce for employers and operational managers to sit up and take notice, explains CWU's National Officer, Dave Joyce.

Writing in his letter to branches, the Union's Health, Safety, and Environmental officer explains:

' .... we are again supporting the ‘Time to Talk Day’, national campaign which spotlights the importance of having more open, honest mental health conversations, encouraging people to have those conversations about how they’re feeling and to help combat the stigma that still exists around mental health.

We want to support the campaign’s aims which is to give everyone the opportunity to come together to talk, listen and change lives.  People talking about their mental health and how they are really feeling can be difficult.  But talking is crucially important! Mental Health charities and experts continually emphasise the point that the more conversations we have, the better life is for everyone.'

He adds:

' We know that mental health stigma has no place in the workplace – and yet, it continues to be a problem for workers. Speaking to workers about their mental health and creating a culture where people can talk openly will not only get the best out of people, but the different insights people can give can actually help achieve personal and organisational goals.

And sometimes it takes the effort and enthusiasm of the Union and workforce for employers and operational managers to sit up and take notice.'

You can read Dave's full LTB041/24 here which discusses in detail the importance of this annual support day for those with mental health issues.

Download the Not Too Bad poster by clicking on the image above right.

Source: CWU

See also:

Norwich FC Mental Health Video Watched 50 Million Times

 

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