Destigmatizing Depression and Suicide

The aim of destigmatizing mental health is to encourage people to speak more openly about mental illness and to empower those struggling in seeking help.

At the Welfare Hub, we aim to be a key part of destigmatizing mental at the university and in the medical school.

We want to do this through education and sharing testomonies of people who have also struggled with their mental health to let medical and university students to know that they’re not alone.

Some ways that you can help destigmatize talking about depression and suicide are:

Educating Yourself

Being educated about depression can help erase some of your own stigma and help you to teach other people about mental health.

Stop Using Mental Health Issues as Adjectives When You Don’t Mean It

It can help perpetuate stigma and trivialise mental health issues when we use them as flippant descriptors.

Speak Openly

Just talking about mental health helps to normalize the topic. Sharing resources can be really helpful.

Support Your Friends

If your friends come to you with mental health issues, listen to them without judgment and encourage them to seek help.

We can all play a part in destigmatizing talking about mental illness, either openly by sharing resources and speaking about how you feel, or inwardly by educating yourself.

Everything makes a difference.

By Aisia Lea.