Do you live with mental illness, or are you a relative of someone who does?

Do you want to share your experiences to increase openness and knowledge about mental illness?

Then maybe you can become one of our new Ambassadors!

 

Right now, we are mainly looking for people with these qualities/experiences:
  • experience of mental illnesses and disorders
  • mental illness and/or discrimination in the workplace/school
  • Domestic violence
  • LGBTQI+
  • under 30 years of age
  • over 60 years
  • We strive for diversity, and welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and ethnicities
  • We would like to see more men among applicants

We also accept applications from those who do not have the above experience, but will prioritize applicants who do.

Be advised: To manage the role as an ambassador, it’s important that applicants understands Swedish in spoken and written words

 

Max no of clients: 8

 

What does an ambassador do for Hjärnkoll?

As an ambassador, you are the face of Hjärnkoll. To become an ambassador, it is important that you feel comfortable in the role of representing Hjärnkoll in public, have distance to what you have been through. Are ready to talk and talk about your experiences of mental illness and at the same time be able to convey hope

It is important that you always start from your own experience and experience. This regardless of whether it is your own mental illness you are talking about or whether it is from a relative/relatives’ perspective.

 

It is also important that a Hjärnkoll ambassador:
  • Engages in the regional Hjärnkoll work: we have several recurring events during the year. Such as 5Minuer5May, the Senior Fairs, A Blekinge for Health, the Advent Calendar, and more
  • contributes to the marketing of Hjärnkoll, itself and other ambassadors
  • make their own proposals on how the number of assignments can be increased and the business developed
  • participate in continuing education that Hjärnkoll invites to

 

 Who can become an ambassador for Hjärnkoll?
  • be at least 18 years old
  • want to get involved in Hjärnkoll’s work
  • support and relate to Hjärnkoll’s mission and code of conduct
  • have experience of mental illness (self-experienced or as a relative)
  • be comfortable talking openly about their own experiences of mental illness
  • have distance to their own experience/have come to terms with their experience/diagnosis, its consequences and possibilities
  • be able to relate neutrally to different treatment options and explanatory models for mental illness
  • be able to convey hope and a positive outlook

 

Will I receive training for the assignment as a Hjärnkoll ambassador?

Yes! Anyone recruited for the role of ambassador must attend Hjärnkoll’s basic training. The training is three full days and is free for the participant. During the training, you will learn about Hjärnkoll and the role of an ambassador, how your own story is built, listen to an experienced ambassador’s story, start creating your own story and present your story.

For the vast majority of people, there are tasks left to do even after basic training, so you must be able to set aside time to, for example, continue working on your story, produce a presentation for Hjärnkoll’s website and more.

In addition to basic training, you are offered further training.

Be advised, all training is in Swedish

 

About Hjärnkoll Blekinge

(H)järnkoll Blekinge is one of NSPH Blekinge’s operations with the mission to spread knowledge about mental illness through positive role models and thus counteract stigma, exclusion and discrimination.

Hjärnkoll works for increased openness about mental illness with the goal that everyone should have equal rights and opportunities regardless of mental functioning.

Three out of four have direct or indirect experience of mental illness, yet it can be difficult to talk about it. Many are afraid of being discriminated against or bullied. Others, who have no experience of mental illness, are afraid of making mistakes.

The core of Hjärnkoll is our ambassadors who themselves have experience of mental illness or are relatives of someone with mental illness. Our ambassadors lecture in a number of areas: about their journey in psychiatry, various mental illnesses and functional conditions, migration and recovery. They convey hope and commitment that it is possible to change a situation and work preventively around mental illness.

Hjärnkoll is a politically and religiously independent organization.

Read more about Hjärnkoll Blekinge here.

 

To apply for the role, you need:
  • Send us a personal letter in which you briefly tell us a little about yourself and how you have experienced mental illness
  • describe how you can contribute to spreading knowledge about mental health
  • tell us why you want to become a Hjärnkoll ambassador
  • We receive requests for interest on an ongoing basis

Send your application to signhild@nsphblekinge.se

Name your email: New Ambassador and your name

 

What happens next?

We read applications on an ongoing basis. If we find you interesting, we will contact you for an interview that is done over video link, this takes about 1 hour. Afterwards, we will contact all applicants and tell them if they have gone on to undergraduate education.

 

If you have any questions, please contact our coordinator Signhild

Mobile: 073-032 01 65

E-mail: signhild@nsphblekinge.se