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A radio phone‐in programme for mental health education and promotion
Author(s) -
Laugharne Richard,
Shankar Rohit,
Dunkley Rosie,
Fisher Sarah,
Barnett Jonathan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.303
Subject(s) - phone , mental health , stigma (botany) , promotion (chess) , mobile phone , health promotion , mass media , public health , psychology , public relations , health education , medical education , advertising , medicine , business , political science , nursing , telecommunications , psychiatry , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , politics , law
There is evidence that mass‐media campaigns can educate the public, influence health behaviour and may reduce stigma. In this article, the authors describe how they initiated a new local radio phone‐in programme covering different mental health problems and evaluated the benefits to members of the public who called the programme.
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