Mental Health Media Awards 2008

Co-Sponsors

Shift

The media plays an important role in shaping our view of the world. Shift, the government campaign to tackle the stigma of mental illness, supports the Mental Health Media Awards because they encourage the media to produce positive coverage of mental health issues.

Comic Relief

Comic Relief is seriously committed to helping put mental health on the public agenda in a way never achieved before.

With our history of communicating serious and complex issues in an accessible, engaging and often challenging way we are proud to be sponsoring the 2008 Mental Health Media Awards.

The volume and quality of entries is a testament not only to the importance of this event, but also to the growing momentum that will see this issue moved out of the shadows once and for all.

Category Sponsors

Sainsbury Centre

Good quality news coverage of mental health issues is so important. It can make all the difference by raising awareness of injustices and challenging prejudices. Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health is proud to sponsor the TV and radio news category and to recognise those in the media who go the extra mile and get it right.

Rethink

Rethink, the leading national mental health membership charity works to help everyone affected by severe mental health recover a better quality of life. Rethink is proud to sponsor the Documentary Category and also to support an awards scheme that puts the positive power of the media in the spotlight.

Samaritans

Samaritans believes that in order to create a society in which fewer people die by suicide, it's vital that people, and young people in particular, gain a better understanding of mental health issues. That's why we're proud to work with Mental Health Media to recognise the achievements of journalists who have made the effort to address these issues in what can be a challenging environment.

Sponsors in kind

Ofcom

People gather information about important social issues from a broad range of sources, informing their own opinions and world-view. The media is one of the most influential opinion formers in the modern world. Realistic depictions of challenging subjects by the media help foster an informed, inclusive and tolerant society.

We support the Mental Health Media Awards to celebrate high quality portrayals of a much misunderstood human condition.

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Arion

If you would like to find out more about becoming a Sponsor please contact us.