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Needing Ideas

Needing Ideas

A friend wants to make a documentary on Mental Illness with the aim of replacing fear, ignorance and stigma in our society with more understanding, knowledge and compassion.
From your experience, what angle would you suggest the director/producer take to make this film different from previous documentaries made on this subject?
What issues do you feel are most important?
What elements would you personally like to be featured?
I suggested more education within the school system and also within the police force.
Your ideas would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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Great ideas, Faith and Hope. I'll pass all of this on to the producer/director. Thank you so much.

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😊🌷💕

F&H

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I think there is a real need for a doco that reduces the stigma and fear around psychiatric wards. For many people with mental illness ( including my son) , a stint in a psych ward is somtimes the only place where they can recover. Everyday lives are saved by these institutions and yet we rarely hear about this. The media is usually only interested when they have failed to save a life. If there were tv shows or docos that showed the good work that goes on there ( even if it is a drama to protect people's identities), these places could become less stigmatised and therefore less scary for the individuals whose lives sometimes depend on them.

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Hello @Jo, how did you go ??'

Tell us all about it please xx

Hello @Ytsrik, @Faith-and-Hope, @Former-Member, @Janna

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