Social Samosa glimpses through a cluster of World Mental Health Day campaigns to smack the social stigma affecting the sufferers.
World Mental Health Day is initiated for global mental health education and spreading awareness to motivate the affected people to speak up about it and make people understand the importance of mental health. This is exactly what these brands are doing through World Mental Health Day campaigns.
Brands like Star TV Network, UNICEF & Idea have created campaigns to strike the right chord and spark a thought actuating to eliminate the shame surrounding mental health issues and fall in this year’s theme, young people and mental health in the changing world.
Deepika Padukone's The Live Love Laugh Foundation created a hard-hitting campaign featuring real people, including Padukone herself share their stories of depression and how they got out of it.
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Star TV Network
It’s time we address the bias that surrounds mental health. Choose to support, not ridicule. #TalkItThrough #WorldMentalHealthDay pic.twitter.com/MSQS5uyilL
— Star TV Network (@starindia) October 10, 2018
UNICEF
Half of all mental illnesses start at 14.
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) October 10, 2018
Mental health must take an important place in the ?'s health agenda. RT #WorldMentalHealthDay pic.twitter.com/Xipr8UmEFw
TLLL Foundation
The shame felt by those affected by mental illness often prevents them from seeking professional help. Share your mental health journey using #NotAshamed and help empower those suffering in silence. pic.twitter.com/jkYpMWqDUA
— TLLLFoundation (@TLLLFoundation) October 10, 2018
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MPower
Pregakem
Practo
Radio City
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