JOURNEYS’ VISION AND MISSION

Journeys’ Vision

We want to see:

• Mental health valued, promoted and protected
• Appropriate and accessible treatments, services and resources focused on early intervention, recovery, prevention and long term wellbeing available to everyone affected by depression
• An end to stigma and discrimination
• People affected by depression treated fairly and with respect

Journeys’ Mission

Our mission is to make a real difference to the lives of people affected by depression through equipping, empowering, enabling and encouraging them to move towards recovery.

We aim to do this by:

• Providing advice, support and understanding to all those who need us
• Developing and distributing accurate and up to date information
• Developing high quality, responsive and innovative resources, services and training
• Increasing access to self-help and guided self-help resources opportunities
• Championing the rights of people affected by depression.
• Lobbying decision makers
• Influencing the development of new services and treatments
• Combating stigma and discrimination
• Providing a high quality service to our members
• Research
• Campaigning