Mental Health
This page is a list of posts in which we talk about partners using community-centred media to address mental health issues. For posts about health in general, click here.
Listeners from the Soot Semee project in Northern Uganda have been helping us to understand how connection can be a key element of trauma recovery.
HCR (Australia) support a new project, launched on World Maternal Mental Health Day 2022, parents record messages for Facebook and local station, Radio MAMA.
One of the many strengths of community media is being able to record local stories addressing local issues. A great example of this is in Geraldton, Western Australia, with a video project aimed at addressing the stigma of mental health and suicide.
This year Mental Health Week was from 8th-15th of October. During the week communities hold programs and events to raise awareness of mental health, with a focus on suicide prevention.…
By Celeste Larkins Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. It is estimated that 45% of Australians will experience a mental health condition in their lifetime. In any one year,…