It is estimated that 1 in 5 Canadians would be
diagnosed with mental illness in their life time. Therefore, it is important
for educators as well as students to be educated on the different kinds of
mental disorders and the way to treat them and overcome them. Mental health literacy is the knowledge,
beliefs and abilities that enable the recognition, management or prevention of
any mental health problem (Bourget & Chenier, 2007).
Mental health literacy aim to challenge the existing
stigma that discriminate against people who have been diagnosed with mental
disorders. It also aim to eliminate the negative stigma associated with mental
illness in the society (Wolframe, 2013).
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How media portray of mental illness is very
problematic, pop culture and mass media often perpetuates and misunderstood
mental illness, it also create stereotypes about different mental illness. It isolated
individuals with mental illness as those who are different, dangerous and
should be avoided (Wolframe, 2013). Student’s today relay heavily on media to
obtain information about literally everything, therefore, it is important for
them to be correctly educated on mental disorders.
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References:
Bourget, B. & Chenier, R. (2007). Mental health literacy
in Canada: phase one draft report mental health literacy project. Canadian
Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health. 1 – 52.
Wolframe, P. M. (2013). The madwoman in the academy, or,
revealing the invisible straightjacket: Theorizing and teaching saneism and
sane privilege. Disability Studies Quarterly, 33(1). ISSN: 2159-8371.
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