What is a Mental Health Coordinator?

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  • An MHC is an interdisciplinary mental health professional supporting responsible and compelling portrayal of mental health and challenging or traumatic themes. This includes individualized training, dramaturgy, assessment, cultural intervention, choreography, and crisis management. 

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  • We work alongside creative professionals to ensure respectful and accurate portrayals of mental health and challenging themes. From providing personalized guidance to crisis preparedness, we ensure authenticity and sensitivity in storytelling through a blend of therapeutic insight and artistic expertise. Our role is to support the responsible depiction of mental health across various mediums, fostering a deeper understanding of these important subjects.

When are MHCs Helpful?

Stories involving:

  • Sexual Violence

  • Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence

  • Death/Grief/Loss

  • Depiction of Mental Illness/Crisis

  • Suicidal Ideation/Suicide

  • Portrayal of Addiction

  • Self-Harm/Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

  • Minors Onset

  • Bullying/Harassment

  • Kidnapping/Abduction

  • Religious Abuse or Trauma (Weaponization of Religion)

  • Setting of the Story in a Therapy or Mental Hospital/Institution

  • Portrayal of Disordered Eating

  • Shooting/Threat of Mass Shooting

  • Child abuse

  • Intensely Vulnerable, Hyper-Exposed, Emotional Moments

  • Depiction of Panic Attack

  • Abuse or Death of an Animal

  • Use of Prosthetics Attached to a Performer’s Body

  • Torture

  • Stalking

  • Police Brutality/State Violence

  • Use of a Theatrical Firearm/Prop Gun

  • Racism

  • Ableism

  • Hate Crimes

  • Fatphobia

  • Depiction of Birth, Breastfeeding, Abortion, or Birth Trauma

  • Trauma associated with gender & sexual orientation

  • Discrimination

  • Abuse of someone of a marginalized identity

  • Medical Trauma, Crisis, or Abuse by a Medical Professional

  • War

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