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ASA – The ASA system and mental health

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA/CAP have released a post called: The ASA system and mental health. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA/CAP site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. As part of our ongoing commitment and ambition to make every UK ad a responsible ad, we’re setting out how we seek to ensure that UK advertising is respectful of people’s mental and emotional wellbeing. The ASA is part of a wider system…

AT&T to Support 988 Hotline to Help Combat Mental Health Crisis in America

Stuart Mitchell

AT&T is supporting the three-digit emergency hotline code, 988, for suicide prevention and mental health crisis services. Voice calls to 988 will be directed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline) to help individuals in crisis. The United States is experiencing a crisis, and we want to be a part of the solution. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), symptoms of anxiety disorder and depressive disorder increased considerably in the United States during April–June of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. In response to…

PRCA and CIPR aim to inspire ‘Heard Mentality’ with new mental health campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA and CIPR have launched their first joint campaign to inspire public relations and communications professionals to take positive action on mental health across the industry. Launched ahead of Global Listening Day, the pan-industry ‘Heard Mentality’ campaign urges leaders to hear the concerns of colleagues and encourages team leaders to hold constructive talks with their team members or peers on mental health.  The professional bodies are challenging the entire PR workforce – including in-house, agency, and independent practitioners – to host conversations in the week commencing 13th September. The PRCA and…

UKRI announces £24 million investment into adolescent mental health

Stuart Mitchell

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced a major £24 million investment into improving the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents in the UK. Seven newly funded and highly ambitious projects aim to generate a whole new understanding of the developing mind to enable young people to flourish. Adolescence is a vulnerable stage of life for mental health when the brain is known to be highly sensitive to external influences. Previous research has shown that 75% of mental health problems emerge before the age of 18 (Mental Health First Aid…

The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative’s “It’s Up To You” Campaign Highlights Stories from Descendants of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee to Help Foster Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccines

Stuart Mitchell

As part of their ongoing COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative and “It’s Up To You” campaign, the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative has announced a new short-form documentary in partnership with descendants of the men involved in the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. The film, created by director Deborah Riley Draper, production company Coffee Bluff Pictures and creative agency JOY Collective in conjunction with Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation and Black Coalition Against COVID-19, elevates a very personal and often unheard perspective on the legacy of the…