Shift: Shifting attitudes to mental illness.

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This website will not be updated beyond 31 March 2011.
Find out how to access our resources after Shift's closure.
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What's the Story guidance for journalists, now available as an ebook

Shift has now closed

This website will not be updated beyond 31 March 2011.
Find out how to access our resources after Shift's closure.

Our projects

Shift worked in a number of areas to reduce and remove the stigma and discrimination directed towards people with experience of mental health problems.

You can find out how to access our resources after our closure in our news section.

You can see an overview of the work that we did in the Our Work section.

Our publications

Working it Out, Shift's DVD resource for employers

Working it Out is a set of films, resources and worksheets designed to help employers raise awareness of mental health in the workplace, and to help them give the best possible support should a member of staff become unwell.
See all the materials online.

What's the Story is a handbook for journalists and editors who report on mental health and suicide.
Visit the What's the Story website.

The Line Managers' Resource is a practical guide to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in the workplace. The Line Managers' Web Resource website also includes information for employees.
Find out about the Line Managers' Resource.

Shifting attitudes to mental illness.

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.

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