Table 3.
Newspaper Measurements | Before MHCC (n = 3374) | After MHCC (n = 21,196) | Chi-Square | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive tone (%) | 17.1 | 21.5 | 40.6 | <0.001 |
Recovery as a theme (%) | 14.0 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 0.116 |
Stigmatising in content (%) | 34.0 | 27.0 | 573.6 | <0.001 |
Danger linked negatively to mental health (%) | 35.1 | 48.9 | 225.8 | <0.001 |
Shortage of resource as a theme (%) | 15.8 | 32.0 | 438.0 | <0.001 |
Expert quoted (%) | 23.2 | 26.9 | 20.5 | <0.001 |
PWMI quoted (%) | 17.0 | 20.1 | 25.9 | <0.001 |
Intervention discussed (%) | 16.7 | 21.2 | 94.1 | <0.001 |
MHCC, Mental Health Commission of Canada; PWMI, people with mental illness.