HOW CALLING ALL ADVOCATES TO TAKE ACTION TODAY TO END ABC-TV MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA!! (2016 hits)
Take Action Today!
We urgently need the help of NAMI Metro Baltimore's members and advocates. ABC-TV is planning to re-broadcast this Wednesday evening the offensive, stigmatizing Halloween episode of Modern Family ("AwesomeLand") that mocks mental illness through an "insane asylum" theme and stereotypes in a neighborhood contest.
NAMI has issued the statement below to news media asking the network to drop the episode. We have been working to educate them that stigma is real and a public health hazard. But we need your grassroots voice to join the call.
Time is of the essence. Here what you can do today: •Send a copy of the release to the Station Manager and/or News Director of your local ABC station. Ask them to drop the episode and to cover the impact of stigma on the nation’s mental health crisis on Wednesday’s newscasts. •Join the Twitter conversation at #unmodernfamily. •Post the NAMI press release on Facebook along with the Twitter hashtag: #unmodernfamily. •Forward this alert to friends, family and colleagues. •Give ABC feedback at http://abc.go.com/feedback Let them know that stigma is real and Modern Family is unmodern in its portrayal of mental illness.
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