£2m campaign aims to alter attitudes to mental health in Wales

A MAJOR campaign to tackle stigma and discrimination of people with mental health problems will be launched in Wales today.

Three charities – Mind Cymru, Hafal and Gofal – have secured almost £2m to run the Time To Change Wales campaign.

The campaign hopes to emulate the success of Time To Change in England, which has featured England cricketer Marcus Trescothick, who gone public about how he has suffered from depression, and the Scottish See Me scheme, which was launched nine years ago.

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