Description
Mental health has come a long way over the last few years. For starters, we actually talk about it these days! Diagnoses like depression, anxiety, and attention deficit disorder are becoming more mainstream; yet, there is still plenty of stigma surrounding mental health that society has left to conquer. The local news channel has contracted you to anchor a special segment on this issue. The broadcast will highlight in-depth interviews on the atmosphere surrounding mental health for millennials verses the experiences of other generations. Your special segment, which will focus on one particular aspect of mental health of your choice, is one in a series on the overall subject area. Your aim, as a reporter, is to help audiences understand present day conversations around your select mental health area of focus—inclusive of a medically recognized diagnosis—and how they have changed over the last few decades. Finally, your news segment should focus on some of the advances made within medicine, therapy, and social support groups, and discuss some of the ways society is working to reduce mental health stigma on the playground, in the classroom, at home and amongst peer groups.
