Our commitment: Progress within our community cont.
What our community is saying about the work we are doing
“It’s been a vital learning experience for our community and I am delighted we are leading from the front in this space.”
“Project Sapphire is a good initiative, that looks to include others, and responds directly to what’s happening. It is a journey, and the steps that have been made, have been good so far. The work that is being done allows for communities that were previously unseen, to now be seen. These are positive steps in the right direction.” Dr Judith Bruce-Golding
“(MHFA England’s) statement of support for Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, and Jadon Sancho, and against racism and abuse in football, stood out for me.” Mike Lawrence Independent Instructor Member
“Our commitments have ensured we are practising what we preach, and highlights the strong connection between mental health and racism. Working on our own culture means we can be a model for other organisations that we will work with in the future, and that is the greatest impact we can potentially have! But above all, they give us an opportunity to grow as kinder, accountable individuals.”
“The work we are doing is clearly making impact and moving us in the direction we should be going. I think we have a tension between the external positioning of our view, which is very progressive and inclusive; and some of our older, well-known content that doesn’t reflect the position we state. There is something about aligning how we speak with what we do to avoid being seen as performative (which I don’t think we are trying to be).”
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