Author Archive | TessaH

“Are you Living an Insta Lie?”: The Pursuit of Perfection and the Illusions of our Digital World (RSA)

The 2017 video “Are you Living an Insta Lie? Social Media Vs. Reality” from Ditch the Label campaign, addresses the rise of social media “influencer culture” which during the time had just become a more prominent widespread trend. It depicts the growing concern of self comparison to what we see online and how social media […]

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Outreach to the Formerly Incarcerated (EAC remix)

In my original genre I focus on the topic of mental health in the U.S Prison System highlighting how a disproportionate number of those within our prisons have some form of mental health condition. Drawing attention to the obstacles to obtaining access to mental health treatment in a restrictive environment and whether more rehabilitative environments […]

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The Criminalization of Mental Health and our Mass Incarceration Crisis (EAC)

There is a considerable conversation surrounding the impact of incarceration on individuals with mental health conditions and whether the lack of rehabilitative resources inhibits their ability to succeed upon their release.  Many of those incarcerated struggle with mental health, according to the U.S Justice Department over one third of incarcerated individuals in the U.S suffer […]

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