Erasing Mental Health Stigma

Representing real lives: the case for better mental health reporting - Centre for Mental Health

There is an emerging problem within the media that needs to be discussed. One in which reporting is reinforcing stigma around mental health. Off the back of recent reporting  and in the lull of political turmoil in Downing Street, I suggest time be used to explore what the consequences of media coverage are for those with lived experience of mental health conditions and what we could do differently. It is quiet now, but with the upcoming review …

Erasing Mental Health Stigma

Ishaa Vinod Chopra Author Interview In Finding Order in Disorder, you share your experiences living with bipolar disorder while moving through fractured relationships, immigration, an abusive marriage, hospitalizations, divorce, education, and artistic discovery. Why was this an important book for you to write? This book was a catharsis of sorts- it served as a platform to tell my story for other South Asian women going through similar experienc…