WISCONSIN UNITED
for MENTAL HEALTH

Opinions are shaped by what we read in newspapers, what we hear on the radio, and what we see on television and in the movies. In a survey by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, respondents indicated that their primary source of knowledge about mental illness was the mass media. But these images rarely are accurate. In actuality, studies have shown that only a minuscule percentage of the violence in American society can be attributed to people who have mental illnesses.

This section of the Web site will help the Media learn how to accurately, fairly, and sensitively portray people with mental illness.

Additional resources can be found at the ADS Center, a Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health. 

Learn about a program run by University of Washington's School of Social Work and the Washington State Mental Health Transformation Project - Mental Health Reporting.