Dalziel Rugby Club will be holding a special Touch Rugby Session to support Time to Talk Day and open up a discussion about talking openly about mental health.
Time to Talk Day is organised by See Me, Scotland’s programme to end mental health discrimination. The day aims to get as many people as possible talking about mental health. This year See Me is highlighting the importance of choosing to talk about mental health.
Since its launch in 2014, Time to Talk Day has sparked millions of conversations in schools, homes, workplaces, in the media and online, and attracted support from celebrities such as Des Clarke, Stephen Fry and Game of Thrones actor, Daniel Portman.
Dalziel Rugby Club in Motherwell will join thousands of other groups, organisations, schools and members of the public, who will all be having conversations about mental health on Time to Talk Day.
The club are running a mixed age group touch rugby training session in the evening for players from Primary 5 to Seniors.
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Several senior players and coaches have volunteered to lead each team in an informal discussion on how to start a conversation about mental health using the ‘Would You Rather’ ideas from See Me.
Elaine Neilson, Communications Officer at Dalziel Rugby Club told The Glasgow Times: “We are taking part in Time to Talk Day because mental health is a topic that we should all feel able to talk about.
"Having these important conversations can make a big difference to many people. The more we talk, the more lives we can change.”
Wendy Halliday, interim director at See Me, said:
“Time to Talk day is all about trying to end the stigma around mental health by encouraging people across Glasgow, and the whole of the UK to have a conversation.
“We all have mental health and it’s just as important as our physical health, so we love Dalziel Rugby Club’s idea of combining playing touch rugby with having a chat about mental health.
“Too many people with mental health problems are still made to feel isolated, worthless and ashamed. Conversations have the power to change lives, wherever they take place.
“See Me wants to make this years’ Time to Talk to be the biggest and best yet. Wherever you are on the day, have your conversation about mental health.
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“You can go onto our website and download materials, get ideas on activities and events you can run and download everything you need to support on social media.”
NEARLY a third of people across Glasgow don’t feel comfortable talking openly about their own mental health according to new research.
A Censuswide survey of 493 people across Glasgow found that 28 per cent are not comfortable speaking about their own mental health.
This is lower than the national average, of 29 per cent. See Me is part of a UK-wide campaign.
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