Post 4

This week we are spending the entirety of our class time working on our projects. For the next week, I plan to look into making a website and what goes into that. I’d also like to look into trying to get a hashtag or video trending that would promote awareness that way. This past week, I have continued researching mental health stigma and ways to reduce it. In particular, I’ve researched a lot about the link between poverty and mental health. I have not heard back from any of the therapists I reached out to and at this point, I’m not sure they’ll respond. I’m hoping to hear back from them by the end of this coming week. The lack of response I’ve gotten so far has definitely been one of the greatest challenges for this project; I really feel like a therapist's input would be beneficial and important in my project. 

Post 3

This week I have done research on the stigma surrounding mental health in the US. I used a lot of sources I already had from my capstone project. I also reached out to several therapists in the town n country and South Tampa area about their sliding scale fees and accessibility to mental health care. I have yet to hear back from them. Like last week, the thing I wish I could do differently is starting this project earlier. I feel like it would be able to be more detailed and successful. In the coming week, I’d like to hopefully hear back from the therapists I contacted so I can gain more insight on how to best deal with erasing mental health stigma. In addition to that, I’d also like to continue doing research. I need to look into the process of making posters and possibly designing a website, depending on the information I receive from everyone.