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How is toilet paper helping to reduce suicide in Japan?
Manage episode 446435067 series 3362640
"Dear you, spending painful days pretending to be okay for someone else. You don't need to tell us everything... but how about just a little of it?" Imagine you’re in the bathroom at uni and you notice a message like that printed on the toilet roll. Pretty weird right?!
Well that’s exactly the situation students in the Yamanashi region of Japan found themselves in, when authorities rolled out their new suicide prevention initiative. That’s one example of the messages that were thought out by mental health specialists, and the toilet rolls also feature the number of a suicide prevention helpline and soothing images, like a cat playing with a ball or a young girl underneath an umbrella.
Why are they looking to help young people specifically? Are things worse in Japan than elsewhere in the world? What's the attitude towards mental health in Japan? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !
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A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance.
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1st broadcast : December 30, 2022
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Manage episode 446435067 series 3362640
"Dear you, spending painful days pretending to be okay for someone else. You don't need to tell us everything... but how about just a little of it?" Imagine you’re in the bathroom at uni and you notice a message like that printed on the toilet roll. Pretty weird right?!
Well that’s exactly the situation students in the Yamanashi region of Japan found themselves in, when authorities rolled out their new suicide prevention initiative. That’s one example of the messages that were thought out by mental health specialists, and the toilet rolls also feature the number of a suicide prevention helpline and soothing images, like a cat playing with a ball or a young girl underneath an umbrella.
Why are they looking to help young people specifically? Are things worse in Japan than elsewhere in the world? What's the attitude towards mental health in Japan? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !
To listen to the latest episodes, click here:
How can I celebrate New Year’s at home and still have fun?
Should we be worried about the Lensa AI avatar app?
How does the 3-30-300 rule affect my mental health?
A Bababam Originals podcast, written and produced by Joseph Chance.
In partnership with upday UK.
1st broadcast : December 30, 2022
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2102 tập
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