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Depression can be treated

Project title

Depresję można leczyć

Description of initiative

Famous and internationally awarded Polish actress Ms. Krystyna Janda played an experienced psychotherapy supervisor in the Polish edition of the well-known global series In Treatment (HBO) — bringing the complexity of psychotherapists' work and the standards of this demanding profession closer to a wide audience. The art of acting can perfectly disenchant the image of professional psychotherapy in a country marked by misunderstanding of even the concept of mental health.
Now the same voice of Krystyna Janda does a lot of good to destigmatize depression in Poland in a film premiered by the Warsaw #AllianceAgainstDepression. From the very beginning, one of the allies of the first Polish local alliance created in Warsaw Capital City Center according to the EU and WHO best practice standard has been locally prominent Teatr Polonia, where Ms. Janda is the artistic director. Similar alliances are being established in other capital cities: Athens and Sofia. In Germany, there are already more than eighty. In familiar voices, they speak locally about depression as a real disease that can affect anyone and can be effectively treated.
The animated video from Warsaw was created for public use within European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) Third Health Programme's EAAD-Best. Together with Marta Smagowicz they proceeded the local partnership and borrowed some informal know how from as always friendly Radio TOK FM.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Quality of social relations
Quality of services for specific groups
Work and workplace well-being

Keywords

depression, fight depression, alliance against depression, European alliance, WHO best practice, mental health awareness

Target group

Not targeted to a specific group

Cultural field

Film, video

Timeframe

2021 - 2024

Sources of funding

Co-funded by European Union

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

3,000 views on Facebook
1,000 views in YouTube

Organizer(s)

Alians Przeciw Depresji w Warszawie
Poland
NGO / Non-profit | Health