Story: Health advocacy and self-help

Mental health advocacy

In the early 2000s the Mental Health Foundation funded television advertisements designed to show that mentally ill people are part of all communities, and deserve understanding and respect like everyone else.

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Rosemary Du Plessis and Anne Scott, 'Health advocacy and self-help - Mental-health and addiction organisations', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/28068/mental-health-advocacy (accessed 27 April 2024)

Story by Rosemary Du Plessis and Anne Scott, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 17 Jul 2018