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Get Britain Voting!

This election will have far ranging impacts on the NHS, housing, social care and benefits, affecting all our lives. At PSC, we want to ensure that ALL groups of people in our society have a voice and can exercise their democratic right. There are two stages to this: getting registered and getting voting.

​Once you're registered you can decide whether or not to use the power of your vote on the day. 

Actions
Between us, we can reach lots of people just using our existing networks. 

1. Get informed Make sure you and the people in your network understand the processes for voting - how to register, how to do a postal vote, who the local candidates are.  Election candidates hold local events called hustings where people can question them in the run up to elections - think about attending and invite one person or more who has never been to one before.
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2. Get people registered Get the message out among your networks about making sure people are registered to vote. Talk to your colleagues, friends or neighbours, post on social media. The deadline is 26 November. People can check if they are registered here. 

3. Buddy a non-voter If you know someone who is unsure about voting, talk to them about it. If you manage to convince them, ask them to find another person to sign up. Let's build up participation from the bottom up!

4. Get people voting In the run up to election day and on the day itself, remind people to vote.
 
These are small actions but if we all commit to them, they can make a big difference. ​
RESOURCES TO HELP GET PEOPLE VOTING 
Mencap: Easy to Read Guide to Voting in the General Election 2019 
(click for link)
Mencap Guide to Voting 2019
File Size: 4007 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


​Mental Health Vote 2019 Information Sheet
(click for link)
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There has been confusion around how people can register to vote if they are currently in hospital or don’t have a fixed address. In fact, it is really simple. At PSC, we urge you to spread the word in your services and with the people you support. Why not print out this information sheet and put it up in your service, or email it to colleagues or to the comms teams at your service?
Mental Health Vote Info Sheet
File Size: 60 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Electoral registration form for someone with no fixed address 
(click for link)
Register to vote - no fixed address - England Wales.pdf
File Size: 639 kb
File Type: pdf
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Email template for staff at learning disability services to request support for their visitors
voting_template_ld_2019.docx
File Size: 16 kb
File Type: docx
Download File


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OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

Why vote?

BPS document on voter apathy


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  • Home
  • About
  • Groups
    • England >
      • North East >
        • Sheffield
        • Leeds
      • North West >
        • North East
        • A North West Just Recovery following coronavirus
        • Manchester- PSPO letter
      • Midlands >
        • Midlands
        • Leicester
      • South East >
        • East Anglia
        • Hertfordshire
        • London
        • Oxford
        • Suffolk
        • Surrey
        • Sussex
      • South West >
        • Bristol and Bath
        • South West
    • Ireland
    • Northern Ireland
    • Jersey
    • Scotland
    • Wales - Cymru >
      • Elections 2021
      • Building Resilience and Community Wellbeing
      • Social and Political Causes of Poor Mental Health
      • Responding to Austerity and Mental Health in Wales - Accessible Document
    • Start a New Group
  • Blog
  • Position statements
    • UK >
      • Response to Panorama: Undercover Hospital Abuse Scandal
      • Esther McVey: PSC and RITB response
    • Cymru / Wales >
      • Connecting the Dots Report
      • Chemical Imbalance Myth
      • Review of use of dx PD
      • UK Inhumane Removal Plans
      • WG LGBT+actionplan
      • Ty Coryton
      • Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: The Report
      • ECT Review
      • Black Lives Matter
      • COVID 19 and Internet Access
      • Save the T4CYP Programme
      • Support the Mind over matter Report
      • UN Report on Extreme Poverty in the UK Letter
    • England >
      • Psychologists for Social Change support the moratorium on school exclusions in England
      • Racism is Not Entertainment
      • Letter to Jeremy Hunt
      • UK Government Green Paper, Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision
      • Exam Crisis
    • Ireland >
      • End Direct Provision
    • Northern Ireland
    • Scotland
  • Campaigns
    • Structural racism demands a structural response
    • Embed anti-racism in the NHS
    • COVID-19 >
      • Mutual Aid
      • COVID and mental health
    • PSC Manifesto 2019
    • Visioning a new education system
    • New Savoy Conference Statement
    • Formulating Policy >
      • Origins of Happiness? PSC response
      • Basic Income: Psychological Impact Assessment
    • Preaching to the Non-Converted
    • Psychologists Against Austerity >
      • Austerity Briefing Paper
      • Everyday Austerity
    • Private Health Watch
  • Join our mailing list