{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"By Rob Murray, UK Adviser \u2013 Community Impact","standfirst":"You don\u2019t have to be an expert \u2013 simply asking \u2018are you okay?\u2019 can be a start. However you do it, have a conversation about mental health this Time to Talk Day.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/16393/two-female-volunteers-outdoors-chatting-outdoors-3-jpg-1.jpg","width":2000,"height":1333,"altText":"Two female volunteers chatting amiably outdoors with green space behind, both in Scouts uniforms, one with a Muslim headscarf","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://timetotalkday.co.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETime to Talk Day\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E on Thursday 3 February 2022, the nation\u2019s biggest mental health conversation.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s a day when friends, families, communities, and workplaces can come together to talk, listen and change lives.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/16392/time_to_talk_day_fun_badge.jpg","width":769,"height":769,"altText":"Time to Talk Day Badge, consisting of yellow, blue and white speech bubbles, Time to Talk Day written in white, and Scouts fleur-de-lis logo in white, on 2D blue shaded mobile phone ","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003ETime to Talk Day 2022 is run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in England, in partnership with Co-op. The campaign runs UK wide, with SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) and See Me in Scotland, Inspire and Change Your Mind in Northern Ireland and Time to Change Wales.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022lead\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhy mental health is important to Scouts\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne in ten young people in the UK have a mental health problem that could stop them experiencing life to the fullest. However, research shows they don\u2019t always understand what mental health is or how to look after it.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWorking alongside Mind, SAMH and Inspire, we empower Scouts to take good care of their mental health, now and in the future.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"quoteText":"So many of us will struggle with our mental health at some point in our lives\u2026 but asking for help, and talking about it, helps tear down taboos and helps us realise that we\u2019re not alone and that help is there","attribution":"Megan Hine, Scouts Ambassador","gridType":"quote","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022lead\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat have Scouts been doing about mental health?\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Scouts, we\u2019re always striving to leave the world a little better than we found it.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the last one hundred years, the issues we\u2019ve tackled have evolved and changed, but our young people\u2019s drive to make a positive impact remains constant.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipating in our \u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/about-us/help-others/community/\u0022\u003EA Million Hands\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/span\u003E programme is one way Scouts can take action and achieve their Community Impact Staged Activity Badge.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt provides ready-made activities and programme ideas centred on six national themes, chosen by our young people themselves. 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