Stand to Reason (charity)

Stand to Reason is a UK-based mental health charity which aims to raise the profile of people who are mentally ill, fight prejudice, establish rights and achieve equality.^[1]

It is run by former corporate financier Jonathan Naess.^[2][3]

Stand to Reason volunteers speak at conferences and awareness events and respond to media enquiries about mental health in the workplace.

Stand to Reason has a panel of volunteers from many walks of life who are happy to talk about their own mental health experiences and recovery to be stronger than before and to create a greater impact on the world.

Stand to Reason also helps to reduce stigma surrounding mental health by providing a variety of services to organisations including:

• training line managers and HR teams in understanding, spotting and handling mental health in their teams
• establishing peer support networks both within and across employers
• offering public peer support workshops to help people stay at (or get back to) work following a mental health problem.

See also

• Centre for Mental Health
• Improving Access to Psychological Therapies
• Mental Health Foundation
• Mental Health Providers' Forum
• Mind
• National Mental Health Development Unit
• Rethink
• Richmond Fellowship
• Revolving Doors Agency
• SANE
• Together
• Turning Point

References

1. ^ "Work out your health problems". The Times. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/career_and_jobs/recruiter_forum/article3465835.ece. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Mental health stigma in politics and business". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/sep/28/mental-health-depression-attitudes-stigma. Retrieved 7 June 2011. 
3. ^ "Mental health stigma in the workplace". Financial Times. 17 May 2011. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8570340-7fe4-11e0-b018-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1PfnJxNLH. 

External links

• Standtoreason.org