Preparation

Ward volunteers’ interactions with patients are usually brief encounters, but this guide suggests ways to open a conversation and maintain it in a way that is sensitive and safe.

Advice for health workers that may also be helpful to volunteers.

An excellent list of Do's and Don'ts from Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Essential reading for anyone volunteering in a hospital or nursing home.

A simple practical WikiHow guide on how to interact sensitively with someone who has a mental illness.

More common sense advice on how to be supportive to someone with a mental illness (and what not to do).

How do we stop stigma? Knowing how to have a positive, non-judgemental conversation helps. Try these simple Do/Don't Say tips for talking.