A picture speaks a thousand words, and when it comes to portraying someone living with a mental illness, choosing the wrong image can do a lot of damage and undo any good work achieved in a story.
The images that are used in stories can be just as damaging as the words or the headlines².
![Mental Health Foundation](https://media.mentalhealth.org.nz/4575/conversions/consider-imagery-large.jpg)
![Mental Health Foundation](https://media.mentalhealth.org.nz/4574/conversions/consider-imagery-2-large.jpg)
2. Time to change, Scotland.