Previously on Geeks Represent, we’ve talked about the importance of health especially when it comes to people of color. However, one of the most neglected aspects of health is that of the mind. If the last few years have shown us anything, it’s that our mental health cannot be taken for granted, and that people of color have been particularly vulnerable due to both systemic racism and culture norms. That’s why it’s so important that mental health issues are accurately portrayed in the media in order to spread awareness and understanding.

Timestamps  

00:00:15 Intro

00:00:48 Dorothy Intro

00:02:03 Jashelle Intro 

00:02:37 Why Is It So Important To Discuss Mental Health?

00:08:05 Why Do You Think BIPOC And Other POC Are Especially Vulnerable To Mental Health Issues?

00:19:35 Therapy Being Brushed Off By Minorities   

00:33:42 Why Do You Think Positive/Accurate Portrayals Of Mental Health In The Media Is Important?

00:39:50 Examples Of Bad Portrayals Of Mental Health

00:49:31 Examples Of Positive And/Or Important Portrayals Of Mental Health

01:18:47 Outro

References

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Trevor Project

https://themighty.com/ The Mighty

https://themighty.com/u/doryvu/ Dorothy’s Blog Posts On The Mighty

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/online-mental-health-startup-cerebral-will-stop-prescribing-controlled-substances 

https://www.asianmhc.org/ Asian Mental Health Collective

https://www.betterhelp.com/ Better Help Online Therapy

https://www.talkspace.com/ Talkspace Online Therapy

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40390773-i-m-telling-the-truth-but-i-m-lying I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1837492/ Thirteen Reasons Why

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4972582/ Split

https://www.hulu.com/series/9dc170da-85db-475d-9df4-6572f15ffb00 This Is Us

https://www.hulu.com/series/f03f355c-a6cf-4494-83cb-494ccd5afa92 A Million Little Things

https://www.disneyplus.com/series/moon-knight/4S3oOF1knocS Moon Knight

 https://www.netflix.com/title/80179190?source=35 Never Have I Ever

https://www.netflix.com/title/80117540?source=35 Atypical

https://www.netflix.com/title/80066227?source=35 Crazy Ex Girlfriend

https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ted-lasso/umc.cmc.vtoh0mn0xn7t3c643xqonfzy Ted Lasso

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0875GVR5Z/ref=atv_dp_season_select_s1 Modern Love S1E3 (Episode With Really Good Portrayal of Bipolar)

 https://www.brandonsanderson.com/the-stormlight-archive-series/ The Stormlight Archives Series

https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281 Stranger Things

https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GX3ZDNQA_j8LCSgEAAAXR:type:series?source=googleHBOMAX&action=play Young Justice

https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GYc3xuwu2x5rCFgEAAALb:type:feature?source=googleHBOMAX&action=play The Fallout

https://www.hulu.com/series/227de06a-d3d4-42e0-9df1-bb5495e1738d Dopesick

https://www.netflix.com/title/80171659?source=35 To The Bone

https://www.hulu.com/series/8205c79f-31c1-4901-8ea6-208c60f262b0 Euphoria

https://www.netflix.com/title/70300800?source=35 Bojack Horseman