The document discusses considerations for research on a social action project about mental health. It notes that the research will need to be sensitive since people's experiences with mental health issues differ and can be private. It also acknowledges that researching such a sensitive topic could pose problems if not done carefully to avoid triggering anyone. The document suggests social media as an important platform for research and distributing the final pieces, and notes various funding, ethical, social, and community factors that could affect the research.

1. Aims and Considerations sheet
Existing Products:
How many existing artefacts do you feel you will need to look at?
I feel like forthissubjectIdo to have a lookat a few and notjust posters.Since mental healthis
such a bigeffectontoday’ssociety thatyousee it everywhere.So,forartefactsthere isloadsto
come across. AsI thinkI mostlyof course want to lookat posterstosee whatis alreadyoutthere
and howotherpeople have targetedthis.ButIalsowantto lookat thingslike websitesjusttosee
howtheydo differfromthe posters,aswiththisIfeel like the websitescouldgive peoplemore
informationthattheyneed whereas posterswill more concentrateontryingtogive people the
helptoovercome these issues. One thingthatIdo feel wouldbe besttolookatas well issocial
mediaplatforms.Asdependingonthe age social mediaisshow casinghow mental healthissues
may looklike andsolookingatsocial mediaIdo feel thatitcan helpme whenthinkingof how I
wouldlike thingslike mywonposterstolooklike.Associal media,mayshow mental healthas
quieta negative thingandsoI thinkmybestoptionwouldbe toget awaywiththisand that mental
healthisn’talwaysasbad as people domake itoutto be.
What kinds of artefacts are you expecting to look at?
I am expectingtoatleastlookat a fewposters,websitesandsocial mediaplatforms.Asthe one
thing, I woldlike tosee isif theyare all similarorif theydifferfromeachother. AsI feel likeeach
differentartefactwill coveritina differentway.Ialsofeel likeanotherone Icouldkindof lookat
as well isTV showsor movies.Ifeel likeespeciallythisyearwithNetflix andsome of the things
theyhave releasersuchas13 ReasonsWhy andTo the Bone.Aseach on will tackle thisina
differentwayandI thinkitwill helpme withhow Iwouldlike totackle this. AsI thinkIwouldlike
to take more of a differentroutthenmostartefactshave alreadytakenbutitalsogoesoff on what
target theiraudience isage wise.Asif youare focusingmore ona youngerage thenyouwouldn’t
make your posteror somethingtoodark.Whereasfora teenyoumaygo for more of a dark and
negative look.
What elements will you look at to help you with your research?
I thinkforthiskindof subjectitwouldbe besttolookat thingslike colourschemesandif there
more to do withthe darkerside or light.Asstraightawaya colourscheme will be able totell me if
the approach witha posteror somethingwillbe more negativeorpositive. ThenafterIhave
lookedatthe colour scheme Ithinkanothergoodelementtolookat isthe words thattheyhave
used.Aswiththissubjectyoureallydohave to be careful withthe wordsandimagesyoumay use
as theycan endup beingtriggerwarningsforsome people andthisissomethingthatyouwill
neverknowif itwouldtriggerthemornot. So, withthe wordsyou reallydohave to be careful soI
thinkthiswouldbe a goodelementforme tolooklike andnextof course wouldbe the images
that theyhave used. Asimages,Ifeel like sometimescanexpressalotmore meaningthenthe
wordsbeingusedcan.
Primary Research:
How many people would you hope to question as part of your primary research?
I hope to questionalotof people. AsIwant to findoutas much informationasIpossiblycan,as I
feel like itwouldreallyhelpme withwhatitisI wouldlike tomake.AsI needtoask questionsfrom
bothgendersandalsopeople whowouldrefertotheirgenderasotherasI feel like theycould
reallyhelpme aswell.Ialsofeel like Ineedtoaskpeople questionsfromayoungage andalso
more of an olderage.So,I do feel like Iwouldatleastlike toaskaround100 people maybe asIfeel
if I was to askthis manypeople thenIknow Iwill getanswersfromall gendersandagesandI feel
like thiswill reallyhelpme whenitcomestofiguringoutwhatit isthat I wouldlike tomake sothat

2. insome way I can helppeople andhopefullyalsomake change insome way. AsIfeel like the more
repliesthatIwill getthe betterunderstandingIwill be able togetwiththissituationmeaningthe
more I understandwhatactuallyneedshelpwiththissocial action.AsIfeel like Ineedtofigure out
isit more of the youngergenerationthatcouldbenefitfromthis,if theywere taughtmore about
mental health.Orisit more of an oldergenerationthatcouldbenefitfromlearningmore about
mental healthandhowtheycan make a change on how kidsview butalso how themthemselves
viewitandhow theycan battle throughit.
What methods will you use?
I thinkthe numberone methodthatI wouldlike touse forthisismainlysurveys.AsIfeel like this
subjectcan be verysensitivetopeople soIthinkif Iwas to do somethinglikegooutintothe street
and ask themquestionstheywouldn’treallywant toansweras I feel likeif youare sufferingfroma
mental healthissue orhave done inthe pasttellingpeople isliketellingthemyourwhole life.Or
tellingthemyourbiggestfearssoif Iwasto do that I don’tthinkI reallywouldgoanyrepliesat all.
Whereasif I wasto do a surveytheydon’thave to write downtheirname butalsoI don’tknow
whotheyare itsa lotmore private.Sobecause of that I feel like people wouldactuallyreplymore
likelyandanswerthe questionsgiven.ButthendependingonmyanswersIstill feel likedepending
on the informationIgetback I couldtry andinterview some peopleaswell.Butinordertodo this
itsyet againtryingto findpeople thatare willingtoactuallyopenuptome so itcan be very
difficultbutIwouldalsohave totry and findpeople of differentgendersandalsodifferentages.As
that wayit will helpme outa lotmore than if theywere all the same age.Whereasif I wasto just
do a survey itcan also be easiertoget a lotof answersasI can butmy surveyonsocial media
whichinmy opinionIthinkyouwill findalotof people whosufferonsocial mediabutalsonow a
dayssocial mediaissuch a bigthingso I thinkI will alsobe able togetanswersfromdifferent
gendersandageswhichissomethingthatwill be veryhelpful tomyresearch.
Could there be issues in getting access to people affected by your chosen social issue?
No,I don’tfeel there wouldbe forthe simple factyouhearaboutmental healthissuesall over
social media.So,Ifeel like Iamable to reach themoversocial media.Forthe fact that onthings
like Facebookyouhave groupswhere people thatare sufferingfromthiscantalk andfindhelp
throughpeople thathave alreadyexperienceditorgoingthroughthe same thing. Butthenyou
alsohave thingslike Tumblrwhere Ifeel like peoplecantalkmore freelyabouthow theyfeel but
alsotheyare able to share thingsthattheymay findrelatable.So,Idon’tfeel like itwouldbe
overlayhardto findthe people thatare affectedaboutmental healthissues.Ialsofeel likefinding
themthroughsocial mediaisthe bestplatformasthisis where people share theiremotionsevenif
theydo thisthroughsomethingsimple like aquote.
How will you know if your research has been successful?
I will knowmyresearchhasbeen successful whenIknow how toactuallygoabout whatI’m going
to make and whatage groupsit isthat I needtotarget more withthis.AsI feel like thisis
somethingthatIstrugglingwithasI’m justnottoo sure who I wantto target mysocial campaign
towards.AsI feel like thiscouldgotwowayseitherItargeta youngeraudience andmake it
positive andtryand helpthem.AsIfeel ayoungerage doesneedtostart learningaboutmental
healthissues sothattheydon’tfeel soalone andthat there isa biggergroupsufferingaswell.ButI
don’twant themtosee thisas such a negative thinglike socialmediaportrays thissocial action.I
thenfeel like Icouldtargetanoldergeneration butIfeel like if Iwastodo thisit wouldbe more
negative wayof doingso.But I feel likeIwouldhave tohelpthemmore toknow that it doesget
betterandthat it won’talwaysbe like this.Thisisjustone partof yourlife thatyou have to
overcome tosee the biggerpicture. So,asyou can see I feel like myresearchwill helpme more
and whatit isI shouldfocuson as I alsoneedtofigure outwhichmental healthissue tisthatI
shouldfocuson.Since there issomany so I feel likewhatwould be bestistoask people whichone
it istheyknowmostabout andthenpick around2 maybe toactuallyfocuson.

3. Considerations:
Why might you need to be sensitive when carrying out research on social action issues?
I feel like yesIdoneedtobe a little sensitive whencarryingoutmyresearchas everyone’s
experience withmental healthissuesare differentandyouneverknow how muchithas affected
that person.Ordo you knowthe reasontowardsiteither. Ialsofeel like peoplewhoare suffering
or have sufferedcanbe veryprivate aboutitbut at the same time youalsocan getpeople whoare
veryopenaboutit and theywouldrathertryand helpotherpeople since theyknowwhatitfeels
like andtheywantto try and preventthat. So, I feel like yesaroundcertainareasImayneedto be
a little bitmore sensitive butIalsofeel likeaslongas I make itclear to people thatwhenIam
doingmy research that won’tgo anywhere andIwon’tbe able to tell whoansweredwhat
questionspeople maybe more willingtoanswerquestionsandhelpme outmore. AsIfeel like it’s
bestto getanswersfrompeople whohave sufferedfromamental health
Could you face any problems when trying to research social action issues? If so, is there a
way to overcome these?
I thinkI couldface a fewproblemswiththe factthat the social actionI’ve chosencanbe shownas
verydark. Forexample alotof the photosyousearch upwill be blackand white youhardlyever
getcolour andif youdo itsstill dull.Whereasif Ilookatquotesaboutmental healthinsteadyou
notice thatthiswill be where yougetyourcolour fromand itwill tryand bringthat colourand
happinessbackintoittryingto showpeople thatit’snotall that bad.But I feel like when I’m
lookingandsearchingupaboutmental healthissuesIdoneedtobe careful as I will alsoneedto
knowfacts to make thingslike myposters buttodo thisI will have tobe careful anddo my
researchwell.Asif Idon’tthenpeople wouldsee mypostersandthingsmaybe astriggeringwhich
issomethingIwouldn’twanttodo as it’sthe opposite of whatI’mtryingto accomplish.AswhatI
aimto hopefullytryanddois helppeople.
Where would you expect your finished pieces to be displayed and distributed?
I thinkI wouldmainlylikethemtogoon social mediaasI feel like thatwaytheywouldgetviewed
more.But thisiswhyI thinkit woldalsobe a good ideatoget myown website foritasI feel like
that couldhave plentyof benefits. AsIfeel thatthencouldleadonto a lotmore thingstoget the
wordout. AsI also wouldlike toitsomethingthatpeoplewouldclickonas I’ve neverseena
mental healthkindof websitewhereit’sactuallytargetingayoungeraudience andit’s nottoo
formal and full of facts.Asat the endof the dayI don’tthinkthat issomethingthat’sgoingtohelp
anyone.AsI feel personallythatalotof people whohave sufferedorstill sufferingfromamental
healthissue cansometimesbe verycreative andthiscanbe how theyexpressthings.SOIthink
givingthemsomewhere where theycanpostthese thingsandtalkto people wouldbe agood
optionas I feel likethe onlyreallyotherplace theyhave todothisis Tumblr.
What funding issues might a social action organisation face?
Normallywhenyousee social actionorganisationsalotof the time theyhave a charityto get
moneyforit. But to get some fundingformyorganisationsothatI am able to make my posters
and everythingIcouldsell merchandise butbecause itisformental healthcampaignIwouldhave
to be cleverwithhowI doit so that itwill appeal topeople andtheywould buyitbutbydoingthis
I am able to make some profitandhelptake mycampaignevenfurther.
What ethical considerations might you need to think about?
I will needtothinkaboutthe people Iamaimingthiscampaignfor as they all sufferfrommental
healthdifferentlywhichanaspectIwill needtothinkaboutas this itis a highlysensitivesubjectto
some people.So,Iwill needtomake sure thatthe productionworkI dowont triggeranyone with
theirmental health.AsthisissomethingthatIam more wantingtoprevent.

4. How could social, personal and political issues affect your research?
I feel like these couldaffectmyresearchforthe fact that everyone seesmental healthdifferently
itsnot alwaysthe stereotypesyousee insocial mediaoronyour tv screens. Butyoualsohave the
fact that a lot of people don’tknowalotabout mental healthandhow everyonedoessuffer
differentlybutyoucanalsosufferfrommore than one type.
How could the community characteristics and their resources affect your research?
For the fact unlessyousuffersome type of formof itor have had your ownexperience youcan’t
fullyunderstandit. SoIfeel like theycouldhave more of anegative outlookwhenIamresearching
intomental healthwhichcanbe a little difficultwhenI wouldratherfocusonthe positives.