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Let's Talk East Durham

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​This innovative project was awarded a grant by Time to Change, England's mental health anti-stigma programme, and aimed to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination in East Durham. 

Let's Talk East Durham Co-ordinator, Julie Devon, along with trained project volunteers took the 'Let's Talk sofa' to the hearts of communities within East Durham, engaging individuals in conversations about mental health.

The project was led by people with lived experience of mental health problems. We recruited 6 Champions and 30 volunteers, who were all very enthusiastic and committed – making the Let's Talk events come to life with an approachable manner and showing empathy to the project and members of the public seeking support.

The aim was to bring people who don't have mental health problems into social contact with those who do. Evidence suggests that this kind of contact is one of the most effective ways of breaking down stigma and
discrimination. As well as taking part in the conversation and pledging support to the campaign, those who come along to event took part in the myths and facts quiz and even get a lot of goodies, including a replica mini Let's Talk East Durham sofa to take home!

Time to Change is run by the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and funded by the Department of Health and Comic Relief.  The programme distributed grants to local community-led projects as part of its drive to improve public attitudes and behaviour in relation to mental health.

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East Durham Trust
Community House
Yoden Road
Peterlee
​SR8 5DP
T: 0191 5693511


Charity No: 1117642
Company No: 05934124

What We Do

East Durham Trust is a flagship VCSE organisation for the 20 villages and 2 towns on the East Durham Coast. We are the 'go to' organisation in our community delivering a range of projects and services from crisis support  to art engagement. 
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East Durham Trust’s operates on a ‘hub and spoke’ approach through well-established partnerships with our communities. We work directly with community members and partners to facilitate prevention, intervention and crisis support services delivered in our communities, for our communities and by our communities.

We empower people to take ownership of their own needs and work to lift up those most in need in East Durham. We help build and maintain meaningful relationships within our community ensuring those on the margins are helped to be in reach of a spectrum vital services. 

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