{"id":3142,"date":"2024-02-01T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/?p=3142"},"modified":"2024-01-31T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T12:32:27","slug":"time-to-talk-day-breaking-the-silence-on-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/2024\/02\/01\/time-to-talk-day-breaking-the-silence-on-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to Talk Day: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/01\/time-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3143\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Time to Talk Day, on February 1st, shines a light on mental health and its presence in our society. In a world where stigma and silence often prevent conversation regarding mental health, this day encourages open dialogue, empathy, and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This day serves as a reminder that talking about mental health isn&#8217;t just beneficial; it&#8217;s essential. Through simple conversations, we can break down the unnecessary barriers, offer support, and create environments where understanding and acceptance is rife. Reaching out to a friend, colleague, or family member, are all ways to make a change, every conversation matters.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/2024\/01\/time-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3144\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This year&#8217;s theme is to&nbsp;encourage people to talk about how they really feel. Sometimes it&#8217;s easier to tell people we&#8217;re &#8216;fine&#8217; than it is to say how we really feel. By talking about mental health we can bust myths and break down barriers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to Talk Day, on February 1st, shines a light on mental health and its presence in our society. In a world where stigma and silence often prevent conversation regarding mental health, this day encourages open dialogue, empathy, and support. This day serves as a reminder that talking about mental health isn&#8217;t just beneficial; it&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/2024\/02\/01\/time-to-talk-day-breaking-the-silence-on-mental-health\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Time to Talk Day: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":572,"featured_media":3145,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[244],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-annual-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/572"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3146,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3142\/revisions\/3146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/culturalcalendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}