1 in 6 people will currently be experiencing problems with their mental health.

Over half of us will have a mental health problem at some point in our lifetime.

We all lose out if people with experience of mental health problems are denied opportunities that would otherwise be open to them.

Events, documents and resources

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Shift are co-hosting a conference about football and mental health at the City of Manchester Stadium on 13 October.

Speakers at Mad About Football include Professor Louis Appleby, the Government's Mental Health Tsar and Dr. Alan Pringle of the University of Nottingham. The event will be hosted by the BBC's Ray Stubbs.
Find out more about Mad About Football

Shift's national survey into attitudes towards mental illness has been published. The full report can be downloaded from the Department of Health website.

Shift has published Mind Over Matter 2, our second report analysing media reporting of mental illness. [More]

About Shift

Shift is an initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England. Our aim is to create a society where people who experience mental health problems enjoy the same rights and opportunities as other people.
Find out more about Shift and how we work.

We have produced a leaflet that explains who we are and why we believe discrimination hurts us all.
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