Ethical media and schizophrenia.
Schizy Inc encourages respectful journalism around schizophrenia and mental illness.
We see schizophrenia often misrepresented in media.
It's not acceptable for journalists to associate serious criminal activity with a mental health diagnosis. Mental illness is never public defense for crime.
The UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disability Article 8 (part 2)
states Australia must:
"Encourage all organs of the media to portray persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the purpose of the present Convention" ie Article 1"to promote respect for their inherent dignity".
UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disability, accessed June 2018
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html
We see schizophrenia often misrepresented in media.
It's not acceptable for journalists to associate serious criminal activity with a mental health diagnosis. Mental illness is never public defense for crime.
The UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disability Article 8 (part 2)
states Australia must:
"Encourage all organs of the media to portray persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the purpose of the present Convention" ie Article 1"to promote respect for their inherent dignity".
UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disability, accessed June 2018
https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html
If a story about schizophrenia doesn't feature a person with lived experience speaking,
we're not in the conversation.
Make sure the media you're watching, reading or listening to is the full picture.
Lived experience stories provide a more accurate view of schizophrenia;
one that includes us.
Do you have an article of journalism you want to share? Contact us: [email protected]
The following articles are by Heidi Everett, Sandy Jeffs and Duncan Cameron - people with schizophrenia, in response to a major Australian media story about schizophrenia and violence.
we're not in the conversation.
Make sure the media you're watching, reading or listening to is the full picture.
Lived experience stories provide a more accurate view of schizophrenia;
one that includes us.
Do you have an article of journalism you want to share? Contact us: [email protected]
The following articles are by Heidi Everett, Sandy Jeffs and Duncan Cameron - people with schizophrenia, in response to a major Australian media story about schizophrenia and violence.
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