Shift Update: December 2008
12 December 2008
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Shift's 'Life in the Office' employment films now available
03 December 2008
The films can be viewed online at http://shift.org.uk/employers
- Watch Bernies reaction to someone with ‘problems upstairs’
- See if you can relate to Pauls frustration at the photocopier
- Feel the anxiety when Sarah returns to work and finds that not everyone is as welcoming as she had hoped.
The films are aimed at employers and employees who do not consider mental health problems to be a workplace issue. We hope that the films will reach new audiences and link more people in to the existing support structures.
We are very interested to hear any feedback about these films. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact claire.newall@csip.org.uk
To watch the films, visit http://www.shift.org.uk/employers
The FA's mental health and learning difficulties survey
25 November 2008
Our partners at the Football Association have asked
us to pass on details of a survey looking into
awareness of mental health and learning difficulties
in football. People completing the survey will be
entered into a draw for free tickets to England vs
Slovakia.
You can access the survey by following the link in the second news item on this page.
Find out more about our work with the FA here.
You can access the survey by following the link in the second news item on this page.
Find out more about our work with the FA here.
Shift Update: November 2008
05 November 2008
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Shift Review Panel
14 October 2008
The Shift Review Panel's first set of reviews are now
available.
The Shift Review Panel assesses the quality and impact of materials designed to help employers promote mental wellbeing and manage mental ill health in the workplace. The panel is funded by Shift, but operates independently.
Find out more about the Shift Review Panel here
The Shift Review Panel assesses the quality and impact of materials designed to help employers promote mental wellbeing and manage mental ill health in the workplace. The panel is funded by Shift, but operates independently.
Find out more about the Shift Review Panel here
Shift supports local World Mental Health Day event in Waltham Forest
10 October 2008
Events celebrating World Mental Health Day took place
all over the country. Members of the Shift team were
on hand to help with an event in Waltham Forest,
north east London.
Click the link below to see some video from the day. Read More...
Click the link below to see some video from the day. Read More...
Mad About Football
01 October 2008
Thank you to everyone who attended the Mad About
Football tournament and conference and helped make
these events such a success.
You can now see photos and video from the tournament and conference on the Mad About Football pages.
Find out more about Mad About Football
You can now see photos and video from the tournament and conference on the Mad About Football pages.
Find out more about Mad About Football
Shift Update: August 2008
12 August 2008
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New look website launched
11 August 2008
If you've recently visited the Shift website, you
will have noticed that we have made some big changes
to how the site looks and works.
We hope that you find the new site easier to navigate and more pleasant to use.
Behind the scenes we've also improved things so we can add information and new features much more quickly and easily. In the coming months, you can expect us to add photographic exhibitions, videos and other materials that we would not have been able to make available using our old system. We're also looking to link in with other sites and services like YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter to help us spread news about Shift and other anti-stigma messages much further than was possible before.
For the moment, the big changes are as follows:
http://www.shift.org.uk/employers
http://shift.org.uk/mediahandbook
The changes mean that the web addresses of some of our pages have now changed so you may have to update some of your old bookmarks. If you know of a publication or website that is linking to a page that has now moved, please let us know and we will do what we can to fix it for you.
We’d love to know what you think about the new site. Please visit the Get Involved section to find out how you can give your feedback.
We hope that you find the new site easier to navigate and more pleasant to use.
Behind the scenes we've also improved things so we can add information and new features much more quickly and easily. In the coming months, you can expect us to add photographic exhibitions, videos and other materials that we would not have been able to make available using our old system. We're also looking to link in with other sites and services like YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter to help us spread news about Shift and other anti-stigma messages much further than was possible before.
For the moment, the big changes are as follows:
News section
We've added a news section to the site. This will allow new visitors to find out about our recent publications and work, and also keep people updated with other important anti-stigma and discrimination news and events. We'll still be using the Shift Update mailing list to alert you to important news from Shift.Bookmark button
We've added a bookmark button to the foot of every page. Use the Email option to send the web address of a page to a friend or colleague. If you use a social bookmarking website like Digg, Delicious or StumbleUpon, you can help spread the word about our work with this new feature.TV listings
We've improved the way that the TV listings page works. We'll now be able to add much more information about each programme. In the future, we'll be looking to add contact information for many of the programmes that we feature, meaning you'll be able to get in touch directly with the programme makers to let them know if you thought the programme was particularly good or bad.Better organisation
We've grouped together all the areas in which we work into one place. If you want to find out about all the areas in which we work, visit the Our Work section.Improved microsites
The Shift Line Managers' Web Resource and What's The Story Media Handbook microsites have also been upgraded. The changes will allow us to add extra information and case studies to these sites.http://www.shift.org.uk/employers
http://shift.org.uk/mediahandbook
The changes mean that the web addresses of some of our pages have now changed so you may have to update some of your old bookmarks. If you know of a publication or website that is linking to a page that has now moved, please let us know and we will do what we can to fix it for you.
We’d love to know what you think about the new site. Please visit the Get Involved section to find out how you can give your feedback.
Shift Update: June 2008
05 June 2008
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Shift's 'Attitudes to Mental Illness 2008' research report published
08 May 2008
http://snipurl.com/attitudes08
UPDATE: The 2009 report has now been published. See our Research page for more information and to download a copy of the full report.
Mind Over Matter 2 media research published
15 April 2008
Mind Over Matter 2 is Shift's second report analysing
media reporting of mental illness, following on from
the first report which looked at news coverage in
2005. It serves as a benchmark to show whether
reporting is improving. This report, which looks at
coverage from March and October 2006, shows there is
a long way to go.
A follow up report will be published later in 2008.
Download Mind Over Matter 2 from the Shift Media Network.
Download Mind Over Matter 1 from the Shift Media Network.
Find out more about research commissioned by Shift.
A follow up report will be published later in 2008.
Download Mind Over Matter 2 from the Shift Media Network.
Download Mind Over Matter 1 from the Shift Media Network.
Find out more about research commissioned by Shift.
Shift launches 'What's the Story?'
18 February 2008
Shift has today published a new handbook that will
help the media improve public understanding of mental
illness.
The handbook, 'What's the Story?: Reporting Mental Health and Suicide', gives practical guidance to the media on covering suicide, mental illness and violent crime by psychiatric patients.
It follows a survey which found three out of four people think the media fails to properly inform the public about mental illness.
It focuses particularly on setting rare but sensational murders carried out by a small number of people with mental health problems in a wider context. It is believed that coverage of these cases contributes to the widespread misconception that many people with experience of mental health problems are violent. In fact, millions of people have mental health problems and very few are violent.
The guidance gives journalists advice on how to avoid causing needless offence to the many readers, viewers and listeners affected by mental health problems. It highlights international evidence that careless reporting of suicides triggers copycat suicides and encourages the media to include helpline details - 'sensitive' reporting can literally save lives.
For more information and to download a copy of What's the Story, go here:
http://shift.org.uk/mediahandbook
The handbook, 'What's the Story?: Reporting Mental Health and Suicide', gives practical guidance to the media on covering suicide, mental illness and violent crime by psychiatric patients.
It follows a survey which found three out of four people think the media fails to properly inform the public about mental illness.
It focuses particularly on setting rare but sensational murders carried out by a small number of people with mental health problems in a wider context. It is believed that coverage of these cases contributes to the widespread misconception that many people with experience of mental health problems are violent. In fact, millions of people have mental health problems and very few are violent.
The guidance gives journalists advice on how to avoid causing needless offence to the many readers, viewers and listeners affected by mental health problems. It highlights international evidence that careless reporting of suicides triggers copycat suicides and encourages the media to include helpline details - 'sensitive' reporting can literally save lives.
For more information and to download a copy of What's the Story, go here:
http://shift.org.uk/mediahandbook
