Time to Talk Day 2022

Early day motion 944, tabled 2 February 2022 by Rachael Maskell (Labour/Co-operative). Signed by 28 members.

That this House notes that 3 February 2022 is Time to Talk Day; joins with people across the country taking part in the nation’s biggest mental health conversation; further notes the importance of this day in bringing friends, families, communities, and workplaces together to talk and listen; believes talking and listening about mental health has the power to change lives; understands that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the nation’s mental health with around a third of adults and young people telling Mind that their mental health has got much worse since March 2020; highlights that it has never been more important to support each other to speak up about mental health; notes that a recent partnership report from Mind, SAMH, Inspire and the Co-op, shows how important open conversations are for everyone’s mental health and that support in the community such as spaces to talk, activities and services is vital to enable this; and calls on the Government to champion the importance of addressing mental health stigma and create supportive communities where people can talk openly about mental health and wellbeing.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Scottish National Party 7, Plaid Cymru 3, Liberal Democrat 2, Conservative 1, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.