Mental health activist Dior Vargas recently founded an initiative called "People of Colour and Mental Illness Photo Project" which aims to "eradicate the stigma of mental illness within communities of colour and show a diverse representation of those who live with these conditions".
Prior to starting the project, Vargas had taken notice of how the media often fail to represent mental illness in other ethnicities besides Caucasian, and she wanted to set the record straight, in addition to encouraging conversation about mental illness among these communities and let affected individuals know that they are not alone.
While Vargas hopes to create a book with all the photos individuals have sent in the near future, you can see some of the photos and learn more about the project here:
http://diorvargas.com/poc-mental-illness/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/fionarutherford/this-photo-series-is-eradicating-the-stigma-of-mental-illnes#.ru2RwMG4Y
Prior to starting the project, Vargas had taken notice of how the media often fail to represent mental illness in other ethnicities besides Caucasian, and she wanted to set the record straight, in addition to encouraging conversation about mental illness among these communities and let affected individuals know that they are not alone.
While Vargas hopes to create a book with all the photos individuals have sent in the near future, you can see some of the photos and learn more about the project here:
http://diorvargas.com/poc-mental-illness/
http://www.buzzfeed.com/fionarutherford/this-photo-series-is-eradicating-the-stigma-of-mental-illnes#.ru2RwMG4Y
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