The media plays a crucial roll in creating more awareness, understanding and compassion about Anxiety Disorders and other mental illnesses.
WayAhead’s Understanding Anxiety website and our educators and staff find ways to get Anxiety in the media. Here are some of our mentions.
All In The Mind
Lynne Malcolm of ABC Radio National’s All in the Mind recently did a radio program and web article for OCD Awareness Week. Lynne was also interviewed on ABC News 24 about the story.
WayAhead Mental Health Educator – Julie Leitch
The story featured Assoc Professor Dr Rocco Crino – a practising Clinical Psychologist, WayAhead’s Mental Health Educator Julie Leitch and Mary – a carer.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/therapies-for-ocd/7418052
Conversations
Conversations with Richard Fidler consistently produces great stories that bring new insights into many subjects.
Dr Rocco Crino
This interview with Dr Rocco Crino & WayAhead’s Mental Health Educator Julie Leitch about their relationship as Psychologist and patient with Anxiety is well worth a listen.
ABC Classic FM
Played during Mental Health Month in 2014 this interview with Margaret Thorsby from ABC Classic FM features Dr Rocco Crino. Besides a long a successful career as a Clinical Psychologist, Dr Crino is part of WayAhead’s Anxiety proram’s Reference Committee and a great supporter of WayAhead’s work.
Liz Trillila
Article ABC News Health
Living with social anxiety disorder
WayAhead’s anxiety support groups are mentioned in this article.
We put ABC writer Darragh O’Keefe in touch with Liz Trillila who recently spoke about her experience and research at a WayAhead OCD Conference in Gosford.
