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How do media portrayals shape public views of mental illness and what happens when violence makes the headlines? Join our expert panel of journalists, researchers and people with lived experience as we unpack the challenges of reporting on conditions like schizophrenia and psychosis, the impact on stigma, and how we can shift the narrative toward more accurate, ethical and compassionate storytelling.

This special World Mental Health Day PsychTalks event is presented by the Mental Ill-Health Stigma Researchers Australia Network (MISRA), the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, and the Melbourne School of Global and Population Health.