User:JoCeppy/Altering Images of Mentality (Charity)
 | This is not a Wikipedia article: It is an individual user's work-in-progress page, and may be incomplete and/or unreliable. For guidance on developing this draft, see Wikipedia:So you made a userspace draft. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL |
Page under construction! Example template for wikipedia edit-a-thon Jan 11th, 18th & 25th 2019 Newcastle - event page: Draft:Meetup/NCL/Headsandtales 2019/Newcastle Upon Tyne City Library
| Formation | 17/02/2003 |
|---|---|
| Type | Mental Health Charity |
| Headquarters | c/o Chilli Studios, The Blackfriars Centre, Newbridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2TQ |
Region served | Newcastle upon Tyne & North Tyneside |
| Website | http://www.aimmentalhealth.org.uk/ |
About[edit]
Newcastle and North Tyneside Altering Images of Mentality Group (AIM) is a small mental health charity that aims to "enable and empower the local community to address all issues surrounding mental health in an effort to tackle discrimination and to reduce the stigma felt by people with mental health problems"[1].
AIM formed in 2003 out of the community planning group that was brought together to form Newcastle and North Tyneside World Mental Health Day connected to NHS Trust[2] and it is still busy campaigning on or around 10th October each year.
Campaigning now happened all year long and some of the issues included: young people (including a Crisis Card); mind and body; complementary therapies; and the mental health of older people. AIM has supported the ‘Mind in Action’ campaigns such as Building Solutions, Debt and Mental Health and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.
Activity[edit]
World Mental Health Day[edit]
AIM support and plan activity around the World Mental Health Day each year and follow the yearly themes chosen by the World Federation for Mental Health and World Health Organisation[3] For example the global theme for 2018 was ‘Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World’. An event was organised in Newcastle Upon Tyne City Library which brought together over 12 organisations and charities raising awareness and supporting people experiencing or caring for those with mental health conditions[4] [5].
Mental Health Awareness Week[edit]
Since 2004, AIM has occasionally organised ‘AIM Challenges’ to raise the profile of WMHD and of AIM itself (and sometimes involved asking for sponsorship). Many of the ‘challenges’ have been physical – climbing the high points of Newcastle or embarking on walks, for example. In 2008 and 2009 these challenges have been badged under Time to Change’s ‘Get Moving’ events.
National Men's Health Week[edit]
In 2006, AIM became involved with National Men’s Health Week. Its theme was ‘Men and Mental Well Being’. A successful football tournament was organised by Jim and Dan Armstrong.
Open Up Initiative[edit]
In 2009 and 2010 AIM embarked on an Open Up Initiative in partnership with Launchpad, tackling discrimination faced by some service users. Open Up was also part of Time to Change (the national campaign aiming to end mental health discrimination).
Time to Change[edit]
Mind Campaigns[edit]
Rethink Mental Illness Campaigns[edit]
WMHD Arts Calendars[edit]
Cartooning[edit]
History[edit]
Campaigns[edit]
Exhibitions[edit]
Funding[edit]
Partnerships[edit]
Launchpad https://launchpadncl.org.uk/
Chilli Studios www.chillistudios.co.uk
North Tyneside Art Studio www.northtynesideartstudio.org.uk
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
North Tyneside Council Public Health
Karbon Homes
VODA
Newcastle CVS
Healthwatch
Key Enterprises
Tyneside and Northumberland Mind
Supporting Stars
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Video: Challenging Mental Health Discrimination http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5OE5Zl03uQ
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^ Newcastle and North Tyneside Altering Images Of MentalityGroup. "What AIM Does". Altering Images of Mentality. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Bulletin issue 618, Oct 2003, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapistshttps://www.rcslt.org/docs/bulletin/2003/Oct_2003
- ^ "WHO | World Mental Health Day - 10 October". WHO. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Newcastle and North Tyneside Altering Images Of MentalityGroup. "World Mental Health Day". Altering Images of Mentality. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
- ^ Press release, "Newcastle Mental Health Day", Oct 2018, Alisdair Cameron at Launchpadhttps://www.wellbeinginfo.org/assets/images/NCL_MHDay_2012_Press_Release.pdf
[[Category:Mental health organisations in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:History of mental health in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Mental health in England]]