PEOPLE in West Yorkshire need to get past the fear and awkwardness of talking about mental illnesses.

That’s the idea behind a new campaign being launched today to get people to be more open about mental health. England’s leading mental health anti-discrimination programme Time to Change is launching a new nationwide campaign called ‘It’s time to talk, it’s Time to Change’.

The campaign addresses the reluctance many of us feel in talking about mental illnesses and encourages conversations about mental health with those around us.