The See Us campaign, from See Me, Scotland’s programme to end mental health discrimination.
The new campaign marks the next phase in the social movement to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination in Scotland, calling on people to get on board and make change – whether they have experience of mental health problems or not.
Launching today, 20th October, the campaign is encouraging people across Scotland to make a difference, through prevention and intervention, by boosting their understanding of mental health and encouraging those around them to get on board.
More than half of people in Scotland say their perceptions of people with mental health problems have improved over the past ten years. The new campaign is looking to build on this progress – and Moray Wellbeing Hub are among those getting on board.
On Friday 5th November from 2pm-3pm, MWH will join hundreds of other groups, organisations, schools and members of the public, who will all be hosting events over the coming weeks and starting conversations around mental health as part of the campaign – more details coming soon!
See Us will also see the launch a new section of the See Me website, with all the resources and tools people need to make change, whether they’re looking to do this on a large or small scale. People can also access graphics and information to share on social media, to spread the #SeeMeSeeUs movement further.
And as part of the campaign, See Me has also launched a new video showing the ways in which people are making their mark in the movement for change. Wendy Halliday, director at See Me, said: “For too long, tackling mental health stigma has been seen as the responsibility of those who have experienced it. It’s time to move past Seeing Me, the person struggling, and for everyone to stand up and say, ‘See Us, we’re making a difference together.’ Wherever you want to make a change, and however you want to do it, there is something for you in this movement.”
For information about See Us and how you can get involved please visit www.seemescotland.org/SeeUs
