'Schizo' - The Movie Launched To Counter Negative Stereotypes

Time to Change, the mental health anti-stigma campaign, launches two provocative films aimed at challenging the stigma surrounding mental health head on. Both films are launched as an exclusive YouGov poll reveals that more than a third of the public believe people diagnosed with schizophrenia are likely to be violent. The reality is that people are as likely to be struck by lightning as to be harmed by a stranger with a mental illness. Research also shows that support from friends and family helps people with mental illness get better, faster and for longer. People going through it say that the stigma and shame can be worse than the illness itself.