Do you watch TV and ever want to scream at the television because the portrayals of mental health and mental illness are so terrible? Or have you seen something that you thought was really good? 

Shift has commissioned research into TV portrayals of mental health problems. The researchers want to hear from you about what drama or entertainment programmes in particular you think they should look at. The research is going to be used to persuade programme-makers to portray mental health problems more realistically and avoid relying on stereotypes.

Email antonia.furmston@nmhdu.org.uk with your suggestions. Make sure you include the programme name, what happened, and as much detail as you can about what channel it was on and when it was broadcast.

Also, if you'd like to speak to the researchers as part of their investigation into people's views about TV portrayals, let us know.

Television photograph by Stefan Holodnick. Used under a Creative Commons licence.

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