Mental Health and Disability Rights...How can we do better?

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22 hours ago, Switchy said:

Imani Barbarin is a disability advocate that I follow. I've learned a lot from her! Her focus is not on Britney or conservatorships, but she is definitely one to follow. 

Followed.

Thank you!

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On 1/15/2023 at 11:01 AM, torontofan said:

That said, it could also be unfair to Britney to have the whole world discussing her mental health when she herself rarely acknowledges it in public. Definitely a tricky situation. But I think the first step is just education. 

 

On 1/15/2023 at 1:19 PM, wukemon said:

That said, I agree that education and awareness is a reasonable first step and that we should be welcoming the input of experts and creating safe spaces for discourse.

Where do you think we could start when it comes to education?

I understand that the topic of "mental health" can be very divisive because it tends to veer off in directions that are unproductive or insensitive.

But what about tackling the broad topic of "trauma"? 

Britney herself has said the words, "I'm traumatized" several different times now, but I'm not sure if the average fan understands what that might actually mean.