Nature Presentation

Brooke Taylor

"Do we talk about Mental Health Too Much?"

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The New York Times & The Atlantic

The 2 artifacts:

"Are we talking too much about mental health" By Ellen Barry " Not Everyone needs to go to therapy" by JERUSALEM DEMSAS

Highlighted Authors

- New England Chief of NYT- Chief Correspondent -“I write about people living with mental illness, the big ideas defining the field, and systems set up to provide care” - Recieved BA at Yale Uni

-The interviewer-Staff writer at The Atlantic-She writes about activism, politics, mental health etc..

- A resaearch psychologist at Oxford Univerisity. - 4 mental health books

Jerusalem Demses

Lucy Foukles

Ellen Barry

Multimodal- The New York Times

Controversial Eye Catching Target Audience gets drawn in

Nice optionEssential for unsightly readers

Imagery of another resource Builds vulnerability

Multimodal- The New York Times

More Imagery

Students doing yoga in the their class room for deep meditation

Multimodal-The New York Times

The Organization: - increases comprehension by 20% - navigation of information is simplified - writer achieves the desired outcome The Visuals: - captures the readers attention - clarifies complex ideas - emotional impact on the person viewing Audio Version: - promotes inclusivity - sensory stimulation - fill in the blanks with tone that reading cant Linguistics: -knowing you are being advocated for by the language being used in the text -still making sure to advocate for those in need - creates a sense of comfort and welcoming -

Lateral Reading-The New York Times

-- Credibilty of person making the opinion & the validity of the statement that they made --Her background is in english not psychology or anything in social sciences -- She recieved aid from those in the field though (Lucy Foulkes & Jack Andrews) -- New York Times has 10.8 million subscribers, skewed left for bais, and stable for data analysis.

Multimodal- The Atlantic

Script Format Conversational Aspect Cohesivity

Doctor Title

Another Audio Option

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Multimodal -The Atlantic

Clear/ relatable: -- enhances comprehension, spend less time reading & more time understanding -- Eases the sense of the reader Personal stories: -- more relatable and comforting "at home on the couch " vibes Evidence based discussions: -- fosters relability -- backs up the claim

Lateral Reading- The Atlantic

- The atlantic is a source known to be medium relability. - Information stems from the previous article -no bias -no false points made - no opinion based knowledge

Conclusion

• The multimodal elements help to convey the authors message more effectively & usuing lateral reading skills helps to foster good habits when discovering new pieces of information.

• The exploration of mental health in the 2 sources that i have reviewed highlight the nice balance between having these meaningful discussions and making sure to not risk of overanalyzing the emotional fluctuations one may feel. Together, these perspectives encourage a more mindful/demure approach to mental health conversations.

In Conclusion

Resources

• Barry, Ellen. “Are We Talking Too Much about Mental Health?” The New York Times, The New York Times, 6 May 2024, www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/health/mental-health-schools.html.

• Demsas, Jerusalem. “Not Everyone Needs to Go to Therapy.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 9 July 2024, www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/07/therapy-mental-health-school-kids/678911/.

• Brown, Sue. “Too Much Mental Health Talk?” Lemi, Lemi, 20 Oct. 2024, www.lemihelp.com/blog/are-we-talking-too-much-about-mental-health.

• “Why Is It Important to Talk about Mental Health?” Mass.Gov, www.mass.gov/info-details/why-is-it-important-to-talk-about-mental-health. Accessed 29 Oct. 2024.

• Lange, Catherine de. “Why Being More Open about Mental Health Could Be Making Us Feel Worse.” New Scientist, New Scientist, 22 Sept. 2023, www.newscientist.com/article/mg25934573-900-why-being-more-open-about-mental-health-could-be-making-us-feel-worse/.

• Galson, Steven K. “Mental Health Matters.” Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974), U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2009, pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2646471/.

Thank you!

Side note: The Imagery was to a minimum in this article