2006 Survey Results

The survey explored people’s changing experience of stigma and their views on the contribution of the ‘see me’ campaign.
• 70% of those who had both supported someone and had their own mental health problems felt that the stigma problem in Scotland
since 2002 had moved forward for the better.
• 85% felt able to be more open and talk about their mental health problem or to encourage others to do so.
• 63% felt that ‘see me’ had made a difference to how people with mental health problems feel about themselves.
• 63% of those employed and 58% of those looking for work regarded ‘see me’ as ‘very’ important in challenging stigma.

