Annenberg To Be Long-Term Home Of MTVE-Led Mental Health Storytelling Initiative
deadline.comMTV Entertainment Studios today announced that USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative will become the long-term home of the Mental Health Storytelling Initiative.
The effort was spearheaded last year by MTVE, who brought together a coalition of over 60 entertainment media companies and mental health expert organizations to raise awareness and change the narrative on mental health.The Mental Health Storytelling Initiative will live as an independent project of the USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, which will manage its day-to-day programming and resources.
The Inclusion Initiative will also conduct an MTVE-funded study to measure the impact of the Mental Health Media Guide. The Media Guide, an online tool introduced by the Mental Health Storytelling Initiative last year, is designed to help content creators develop authentic and nuanced mental health portrayals in entertainment.
MTVE will continue to advise on the strategic direction of the Initiative and support efforts to further expand mental health storytelling across the industry.“One year after we spearheaded the Mental Health Storytelling Initiative and introduced the Mental Health Media Guide, both of which were inspired by our research with Dr.
Read more on deadline.com