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Healthier Me stories

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Healthier Me

We want your stories about Healthier Me.

Omaze gives us money for Healthier Me.

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Healthier Me helps people with a learning disability learn about staying healthy and feeling well.

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People can set health goals, join workshops and try activities like cooking or dancing.

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Healthier Me also supports Mencap teams and organisations they work with to provide better care and support.

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We want to share your stories about Healthier Me with Omaze and other people so we can show how the money has helped.

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Real stories help us to show people why Healthier Me is important.

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Why should I share my story?

If you share your story, it can:

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help other people understand learning disability and health

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let more people know about Healthier Me

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show how support helps people to be healthier

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help to change things.

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Your story can make a difference!

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How can I share my story?

You can share your story in a way that works best for you.

Phone, email and website

You can share your story:

on the phone
on a Teams call
by email
by filling in an online form to tell us your story.

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You can also share your story by meeting with someone and talking to them.

You might have to wait longer if you choose to share your story this way.

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You can have someone with you to support you.

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You can choose if you want us to share your name in your story.

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You can choose if you want us to have a photo of you to share with your story.

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What happens after I share my story?

After you share your story with us, we will write it down and send it to you to check.

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You can make any changes if something is not right, or you do not want that information in your story.

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You sign a consent form.

A consent form is a form that says it is ok for us to share your story.

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We will let you know when we plan to share your story.

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We might wait before we share your story.

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Where might Mencap share my story?

We share stories in different ways at Mencap.

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We might share your story:

on social media

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in the media (for example newspapers or tv)

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in newsletters

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in letters to the government

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in our fundraising or campaigns

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in a report to Omaze.

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What information do you need for my story?

You can read the questions we might ask you for our Healthier Me stories.

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You do not have to answer all of the questions.

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We would love to share your story.