Wait Time Factsheet

GET LOUD for positive mental health.
GET LOUD and make a difference

Getting loud means speaking out against the discrimination and the stigma often directed at those with mental illnesses. It means using your voice to raise awareness and build support. For someone at home. For someone at work. For yourself for those around you – and for yourself.

Waiting. Say you’re at a bus stop. You’re waiting for the bus to come. Say you’re late for work, or to pick up your children. You are feeling a little impatient, but you know that, sooner or later, a bus will be along.

But say you’re waiting for mental health care. You might be waiting an awfully long time.

Mental illnesses are treatable. People can, and do recover but these illnesses often go untreated until they’re severe. We don’t wait until stage 4 to treat cancer. We act fast. But when it comes to mental illnesses, it’s a whole other story.

Common mental health problems include:
depression
anxiety
bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
eating disorders
to maintain positive mental health.

Waiting is a matter of Life and Death

Learn more by downloading the printable PDF below…