OUGD505 - Product, Range and Distribution: Development of Idea

After researching more into mental health, I had found out that learning about mental health wellbeing was is not compulsory in schools. It is infuriating because it shows that stigmatisation and discrimination has an affect on others - it's not seen as a real issue therefore isn't compulsory in schools. People need to be educated because 50% of young people under the age of 14 will develop a life long mental health issue and 1 in 10 young people will experience mental health in their lives whether it is temporary or permanent. Making young people aware would help them become aware of what they're suffering with and could potentially help prevent their mental health getting worse.

Instead of raising the issue of mental health stigmatisation and discrimination, I thought it would be more useful to make younger people aware of what mental health is and to ask for help. I think that making young people aware at an early stage will hopefully stop stigmatisation and discrimination in the future as they will become aware that mental health wellbeing is just as important as physical health.