Media and Mental Illness! Jessica
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What words do you think of when I say the term “mental illness/disorder”? You probably think about “crazy”, “dangerous”, “violent”. You know why I know? It’s because the media such as news print, movies, or social media portray people with mental health as negative and stigmatized. People often do not understand the struggles mentally ill people have to face and today, I’d be going over the topic Media and mental illness.
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Media and Mental Illness - Jessica Cheng
What words do you think of when I say the term “mental illness/disorder”? You probably think about “crazy”, “dangerous”, “violent”. You know why I know? It’s because the media such as news print, movies, or social media portray people with mental health as negative and stigmatized. People often do not understand the struggles mentally ill people have to face and today, I’d be going over the topic Media and mental illness.