Myths and Stigmas About Mental Health
Produced by: Jordan Clouthier
This video is about the way society views people living with mental health conditions. This is contributed to by media portrayals as well as stereotypes that people hold in their own minds. These ideas can impact how others treat those living with mental health conditions and also impact how those living with mental health conditions view themselves.
"What I don't like about it is just the labels that they give, you know?"
Ahmed Ibrahim
Mental Health Advocate
"Now that I'm older it’s like people hide how they feel and don't want to acknowledge what they're going through."
DeLisha Horne
Personal Story
"My parents never really believed in mental illness. They didn't even think that it was real."
Kaymoni Kent
Personal Story
"People just think you’re like a demon or something that can’t handle yourself when you can"
Tom Scott
Veteran
Created by: Emma Rodner-Tims, Keegan McKoskey
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
