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Here at Baha’i Blog we regularly create content to participate in broad societal topics and discourses like – National Science Week, NAIDOC, Women’s Health Week, Mental Health Month, and so on. As part of these we encourage our creators to shoot videos connected to those topics. If you’re keen to participate, we’d LOVE to hear from you.
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Mental Health Month is all of October and is a month to raise awareness, educate, remove stigma, and rally together to build resilience towards mental health. This year we want to encourage everyone to share how they manage their mental health and share ideas and techniques with others in a personable way.
To show that Baha’is engaging with this important topic. Mental health is often stigmatised as something that is “just in your head” rather than a very real health condition that can require medical attention and active healing.
<1 min of vertical video of a Baha’i, starting with the line:
“Hi! I’m Jane, I’m a Baha’i and this is what I do for my mental health…”
Then share 1 to 3 ways that help maintain your mental health, or even help with healing. We would encourage the methods to be something that can be shown visually, such as enjoying a sunrise, performing a service, yoga and meditation, going for a walk, grounding techniques, and so many more.
The videos should be
If filming anyone under 15: Please also ensure you have clear verbal or written consent recorded from parents/guardians and make sure they know the video may be shared on TikTok and any other Baha’i Blog accounts (and this website).
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Here’s a little video with Cherie from the Baha’i Blog team with a few tips on shooting your mental health month video!
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