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Reducing Stigma in Mental Health Through Digital Storytelling
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Author(s): Tatiana Davidson (Medical University of South Carolina, USA), Angela Moreland (Medical University of South Carolina, USA), Brian E. Bunnell (Medical University of South Carolina, USA), Jennifer Winkelmann (Medical University of South Carolina, USA), Jessica L. Hamblen (National Center for PTSD, USA)and Kenneth J. Ruggiero (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 11
Source title:
Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch052
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Abstract
The authors present the use of digital storytelling with two populations that have been consistently shown to be at increased risk for developing mental health disorders: veterans and firefighters. Despite efforts to increase access to evidence-based mental health programs, stigma remains a major barrier to care. AboutFace and Firefighters Helping Firefighters are two DST resources designed to help recognize the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related mental health symptoms, and to encourage help-seeking. These web-based video galleries introduce the viewer to 70+ peers who have experienced PTSD and have received formal treatment. These sites use the shared bonds of service to educate and help normalize common reactions that they may have due to the stressful nature of their occupations. Visitors to the site can “meet” peers and hear how mental illness has affected them through unscripted, authentic personal stories and can learn about common symptoms, struggles regarding decisions to seek care, and detailed descriptions of what treatment was like.
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