Psychiatric disorders
October 10, World Mental Health Day
17-08-2008

2008, World Mental Health DayIts time to reflect and look toward the future. With the final goal of making mental health a global priority in every country – what needs to be changed or what action needs to be taken in order to fulfill that goal? The 2008 WMHDAY material will focus on where we came from and what needs to be done yet for the future. We will highlight different levels of advocacy and its role in creating change and the need for scaling up services so all people have access to information, personalized treatment, and resources to assist them in all aspects of their recovery.

This document contains some suggested guidelines and information to help writers and journalists make positive choices in terms of language and image portrayal when writing about mental health and mental illness. These guidelines will inform writers about preferred terminology and offer suggestions for appropriate ways to describe people with mental illness. Journalists have the ability to create change and understanding by what they write and report. Therefore the more information they have available, the better able they will be to promote fairness, understanding and proper treatment of people with a mental health problem or serious mental illness.
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