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Australas Psychiatry · Jun 2004
'Like Minds, Like Mine': a New Zealand project to counter the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.
- Gerard Vaughan and Chris Hansen.
- Ministry of Health, PO Box 5013, Wellington, New Zealand. Gerard_Vaughan@moh.govt.nz
- Australas Psychiatry. 2004 Jun 1;12(2):113-7.
ObjectiveTo demonstrate how mass media advertising and community education has been successfully used in New Zealand as part of a comprehensive public health project to reduce stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.ConclusionsThe involvement of people with experience of mental illness in the campaign has been critical to its success. Advertising involving the stories of well-known and famous people who have experienced mental illness has created significant interest, awareness and improved attitudes among the general public. Local community education and other follow-up activities have also contributed to this success.
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