TIME TO CHANGE CAMPAIGN TO END MENTAL HEALTH DISCRIMINATION

Early day motion 522, tabled 20 January 2009 by Lynne Jones (Labour). Signed by 110 members.

That this House supports Time to Change, England's biggest and most ambitious campaign to end mental health discrimination; notes that one in four people will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime; further notes that nine out of 10 people with mental health problems have been discriminated against at home, work or in the community; acknowledges that the stigma surrounding mental health problems must be challenged at every level of society; encourages greater and more open discussions in Parliament of the ways in which mental illness has impacted on the lives of hon. Members, their families and friends; and calls on the Government to speak out publicly in support of the Time to Change initiative.

Signatures by party: Labour 56, Liberal Democrat 28, Conservative 18, DUP 3, Independent 3, Plaid Cymru 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.