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Images of mental health and illness; what should it look like?

Images of mental health and illness; what should it look like?

Hi everyone,

As some of you may recall, SANE recently asked for people to respond to a survey about images that depict mental health and illness. The survey has since closed and we are crunching numbers. We are looking forward to sharing the results in the not-so-distant future.

In the meantime, to co-incide with Mental Health Week, we want you to show us how you want mental illness to be depicted.

This is your Mental Health Week mission, if you wish to accept:

Upload an image showing how you want mental illness to be depicted. In your post with the image include -

1) Why you picked this image

2) Whether the image is your own or 'borrowed' from the internet (which is fine!)

Some of the favourites will be used as our SANE Facebook page (with your permission).

For those who are not sure how to upload your image - look for this this icon when you click 'reply'

After pressing this, you can 'browse' and upload your image that saved on your computer.

We are really looking forward to seeing your images.

*please ensure images are not identifiable(eg: front on face images is obviously identifiable, though an image of hands is not)

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Thank you, Appleblossom.

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Re: Images of mental health and illness; what should it look like?

This is one of my own paintings from 2008, called 'Seven Days' - it represents how my mania can grow into whirls of intensity.

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Hi @Charli @Dican @TonyTTT @Robert @Mazarita @Crazy_Bug_Lady @Pooh_bear, thank you for sharing. Such beautiful pictures! On the topic of representing mental illness, I thought you might be interested in this week's Topic Tuesday where we'll be talking about mental health in the media. @Jenni_H, ex-ABC journalist and the current coordinator of SANE's Stigma Watch program, will be joining us from 7pm-9pm. It would be great to have your input!

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