Guidelines for Submitting a Post

As part of Changing Minds festival in 2016, Southbank Centre is inviting people to share their everyday lived experiences of mental health difficulties. Part of the aim of this festival is to explore what it means to live with mental health difficulties and where possible to help uncover these stories and open spaces for discussion.

This project is separate from the original A Day in the Life project and will only feature days submitted through this form.

Please take the time to read the information below:
This call for submissions is an extension of the 'A Day In The Life' project funded by Public Health England and created by London-based social enterprise Social Spider CIC. On four dates spread out over 12 months participants submitted blogs answering the following question: ‘On a particular day, what made your mental health better and what made it worse?’. The project provides a snapshot of the day-to-day lives of people with mental health difficultiesissues. You can see and read examples of these previous posts at dayinthelifemh.org.uk.

Southbank Centre would like to invite people to answer the question: 'How was your day, what made your mental health better and what made it worse?'. You don’t have to use your real name and you can be as anonymous as you want to be. You don’t need to have a diagnosis or be currently receiving treatment.

These posts will be displayed to the public at Southbank Centre on February 6th and 7th as part of the Changing Minds Marketplace.

This is an opportunity for you to share your personal experiences of life lived with  mental health difficulty.

Please be aware of the following when writing your post:
 - Please write about what happened to you on the day on the day you open this form.
 - Please don’t reveal personal details; either your own or those of other peoples. Avoid naming specific people, organisations or services. Use terms like ‘my local hospital’ or ‘a nurse’ rather than using specific names.
 - If talking about people you know please do not include sensitive personal information about them. Don’t name them or include any information that could enable somebody to identify them
 - Please remember that these posts may be read by the public and should be suitable for all ages, backgrounds and beliefs to read.
 - Avoid identifying yourself and where you live. A town, city or area is fine but do not include details that would allow someone to work out your exact location
 - Don’t include anything in your account of your day that you wouldn’t want other people to know
 - You are under no pressure to submit/publish your post under your own name and we would advise that you remain anonymous.
 - Remember: after you have submitted your Day you will not be able to edit it yourself. If there is a problem please email alex.williams@southbankcentre.co.uk. You can also request for your post to be deleted.
 - Any entries that include contents that contravene existing law (including the Equality Act 2010) will either be edited or refused publication
 - Southbank Centre reserves the right to not display any of the posts submitted.

If you have any questions or queries please contact alex.williams@southbankcentre.co.uk