Rethinking Scary: How Halloween Can Embrace Mental Health Awareness

Halloween is a time for imaginative costumes, haunted houses, and all things spooky. But it also brings an opportunity to address some of the ways that certain portrayals—particularly around mental health—can perpetuate stereotypes and discrimination. As we celebrate the eerie and unknown, it’s worth examining the imagery and language we use and considering how Halloween…

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Janine Francolini, Founder/Executive Director, the Flawless Foundation SOURCE: The Huffington Post Awareness! And Awareness is what we have been focusing on this past month, as President Obama signed a proclamation declaring May as National Mental Health Awareness Month (the first president to do so!) Mental health was prominently featured in the media — including personal…