Stigma Free Lanarkshire Programme

NHS Lanarkshire’s Health Improvement department wish to commission an organisation to develop and deliver:

Work across the NHS Lanarkshire area which challenges mental health stigma and discrimination.

This work will:

a) empower people with lived experience of mental health issues to share their personal stories and experiences to instil hope in others and encourage their participation in their local communities.

b) increase awareness and understanding of the realities of mental health stigma and discrimination across the four key areas (Health & Social Care, Education & Young People, Communities & Workplace) to dispel myths and shine a light on the real impact on the lives of individuals. This will be underpinned by the values and ethos of ‘Rights for Life’ together with the lived experience.

c) work directly with identified target groups to educate and support their understanding of mental health problems and explore the potential and uniqueness of recovery.

d) continue to work in partnership with See Me and Lanarkshire Recovery Network partners to draw on wider expertise whilst sharing skills, knowledge, learning and good practice.

e) build partnerships in order to influence inclusion of stigma and discrimination in strategies and plans including procurement and commissioning, prevention plans, improvement plans, local outcome agreement plans.