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05-01-2017 09:27 PM
05-01-2017 09:27 PM
Representation and making members of community feel welcome.
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06-01-2017 04:49 PM
06-01-2017 04:49 PM
Re: Representation and making members of community feel welcome.
Hi @Sehnsucht
Hi Sehnsuct,
Thanks for sharing your concerns, you have raised an important point. This is an area that SANE is currently working to address. At the moment, we are undertaking research with the University of Sydney to speak with stakeholders within culturally and linguistically diverse, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities to be better understand how the SANE forums could be more inclusive of these communities. While we agree that having more inclusive imagery is important, we also want to make sure that what we represent strikes a balance with being diverse and inclusive, but also relevant and meaningful.
The majority of the images that SANE uses are people from our speakers program, of which the focus has been on recruiting differing experiences and stories of mental illness. These are people who have volunteered to speak out about mental illness. What you have highlighted to us is that perhaps we need different recruitment strategies to ensure diversity.
Thanks for raising this with us.
CherryBomb