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Mind Over Matter: Improving Media Reporting of Mental Health (Shift)
28th March 2007 at 17:11
In January 2006, Shift published a report on media coverage of mental health called Mind Over Matter: Improving Media Reporting of Mental Health. The report finds public understanding of mental health has improved enormously over recent years, as has media reporting. But prejudiced attitudes still remain deeply ingrained in society - and in the media. The report makes a series of recommendations on how to improve media reporting. It calls on government, the media and the mental health sector to work together to improve coverage, particularly of severe mental health problems. The publication is intended to kick-start a debate in the media about the reporting of mental health.
Paper copies of the summary report can be requested from shift@csip.org.uk.
Documents and links in this resource
- Mind Over Matter summary report (mindovermatter_summary.pdf)
- Mind Over Matter full report (mindovermatter_full.doc)
- Mind Over Matter press release (mindovermatter_pressrelease.pdf)
- Mind Over Matter speech by Gary Hogman, Shift Programme Lead (mindovermatter_hogmanspeech.pdf)
- Mind Over Matter cover graphic (mindovermatter_cover.jpg)