Tag: mental health

BBC announces major pan-BBC Mental Health season

Stuart Mitchell

The BBC has announced a major new pan-BBC Mental Health season with content across network and regional television, national and local radio and digital platforms. Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Week, this season demonstrates the BBC’s ongoing commitment to shining a light on mental health issues and how they affect individuals and society today. Millions of people are affected by mental illness; it is estimated that one in six people in the past week have experienced a common mental health problem. Many more of us will know someone who has been…

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Chrissy Teigen leads social cause initiative #MyWishForMoms to raise awareness about maternal mental health

Stuart Mitchell

Model, author, activist and pop culture icon Chrissy Teigen announced today that she is partnering with Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and its women’s health program ‘AHN Women ’ to launch a social cause initiative – #MyWishForMoms – which aims to create open dialogue among women about postpartum depression and anxiety. Last year, more than 500,000 – or one in seven – new moms developed postpartum depression, yet only 15 percent of them received treatment, according to the American Psychological Association. Postpartum depression is characterized by extreme feelings of sadness,…

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PRCA on Mental Health: “Time that the industry takes the issue of mental health and employee wellbeing seriously”

Stuart Mitchell

The PRCA and PRWeek have revealed that 60% of the PR and communications industry have suffered from or been diagnosed with mental ill health. The PRCA and PRWeek launched a wide-ranging survey in October 2018 to grasp the industry’s attitudes towards mental health and whether the stigma persists. This repeated a survey launched in 2017, with the number of respondents increasing to 546 – twice as many as in 2017.  The majority of respondents who have suffered from mental ill health cite depression or anxiety as the issue. Furthermore, almost…

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ASA – Getting it right on mental health

Stuart Mitchell

The ASA have released a post which tells how you about: ‘Getting it right on mental health’. I have enclosed the text of the link below, but please have a look at the ASA site as there are lots of things of interest to anyone with an interest in Ethical Marketing. Mental health problems affect approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK every year, and advertisers have a responsibility to make sure their ads don’t have an adverse impact on those affected or on society more generally.  The CAP…

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PatientPoint, NoStigmas Team Up on Waiting Room Campaign to Increase Mental Health Awareness

Stuart Mitchell

PatientPoint® and peer-to-peer mental health support network NoStigmas® today announced a partnership designed to help address mental health stigmas—beginning at the doctor’s office. By delivering a unique combination of compelling educational content and patient testimonials in more than 4,500 primary care waiting rooms nationwide, the two organizations hope to increase understanding and reduce stigmas surrounding mental illness. While mental illness is one of the most common health conditions in the U.S., only about 20 percent of American adults have sought treatment for a diagnosed or self-reported mental health condition within…

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