Going through mental health struggles can feel incredibly lonely, and it may feel like there’s no way through. But by sharing our experiences and the positive change we see (however large or small), we can offer hope and community to each other.
When we speak openly about mental health, it can not only offer hope to others but be a valuable step for our own healing and wellbeing. Your experience matters – it’s worth sharing with the world.
If you’d like to share your experiences – whether it’s your personal journey, your ideas about what mental health means, or your creative responses – we can help. Our Communication team can work with you to find the best way to get your message out.
We’re particularly looking for…
Sometimes, we’ll ask for stories we’re particularly interested in sharing as part of upcoming campaigns, events, and more. These aren’t the only stories we’re interested in, but if your story matches these themes, we may be able to find a platform for it sooner.
Right now, we’re particularly hoping to hear about your experiences of mental health, and how they’ve been shaped by things such as:
- Your ethnicity or race
- Your LGBT+ identity
- Experience as a refugee, asylum seeker, or New Scot
- Unpaid care responsibilities
- Experience in the Scottish care system
If you’d like to share your thoughts on how your identity has shaped your experience, you can also fill out our short survey here.
Keep sending in your stories, whether or not they relate to the themes above – we love hearing from you! We will almost always give priority to stories by people who have been involved with our work in some capacity, or who are in the communities we work with (in particular Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish Borders).
Get in touch
Fill in the form below or email comms@health-in-mind.org.uk and let us know a bit about what you want to share.
We’ll get back to you as soon as we can – usually within seven working days.
All stories we gather are used under a rigorous consent process – we won’t put words in your mouth, or use your experiences anywhere you haven’t agreed to.
Check our Privacy Policy to find out what we do with your data.