Maria got called 'useless' and 'lazy' until her family learned how to help.
It wasn't always smooth sailing, but Maria's family learned how to help when she felt low.
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It wasn't always smooth sailing, but Maria's family learned how to help when she felt low.
He was worried that they wouldn’t understand, or that they’d lose respect for him. Watch the video to find out what happened…
“Seeing and hearing things comes with a shame attached to it, and although the psychiatric ward was a haven for me at the time, it was a scary place to some people – it was called the looney bin.”
Mental illness discrimination is when someone is treated badly by others because they have experience of mental illness.
One in five New Zealanders experience a mental illness each year. Anyone can experience a mental illness - you, your brother, mother, best friend or your boss.
In New Zealand it is unlawful to discriminate against someone because of mental illness or distress.
Do you know half of people hide their experience of mental illness from their family, friends and loved ones? What would you do if someone shared their experience of mental distress with you?
Words can help, but they can also hurt. The way we speak can affect the way other people think, speak and behave.
Test your knowledge of mental illness with these six true or false questions!