Mental Health Perception Is Changing - Oct.
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[MUSIC PLAYING] LUDMILA DE FARIA: Over the last year and a half, there has been a lot of public acknowledgment of mental health issues by people with a lot of visibility. Athletes, personalities, politicians, Michelle Obama, and Simone Biles all came out with their mental health struggles and burnout and depression and anxiety, and I feel that that gives the population at large permission to talk about it without stigma and without feeling judged.
Mental health issues went from being considered a weakness or a defect in character to being acknowledged as biological issues, overworking off your brain, and certain processes that need to be fine-tuned with medication or therapy.
With more people talking about it, there was an outcry for better access. There's a lot of good, reliable services out there that you can pack in and either see a psychiatrist or therapist to address mental health issues. And that's convenient because it can be done in your own time and sometimes quite affordable.
A lot of places-- workplaces as well as school districts-- are now allowing people to take what we call mental health days. So the same way you call in to say you have a cold and you cannot come into the office, it is becoming more normalized now to say, I need to take a day off because the last few weeks have been very stressful. This way, there is a chance to regroup, relax, recharge, and then go back better than before.
Mental health issues went from being considered a weakness or a defect in character to being acknowledged as biological issues, overworking off your brain, and certain processes that need to be fine-tuned with medication or therapy.
With more people talking about it, there was an outcry for better access. There's a lot of good, reliable services out there that you can pack in and either see a psychiatrist or therapist to address mental health issues. And that's convenient because it can be done in your own time and sometimes quite affordable.
A lot of places-- workplaces as well as school districts-- are now allowing people to take what we call mental health days. So the same way you call in to say you have a cold and you cannot come into the office, it is becoming more normalized now to say, I need to take a day off because the last few weeks have been very stressful. This way, there is a chance to regroup, relax, recharge, and then go back better than before.