Mental Health Sensitivity Reading

What is a mental health sensitivity reader?

A mental health sensitivity reader makes sure that your story has accurate, respectful, and appropriate representative of mental health issues. This is important to ensure there isn’t unintentional harm to this community of readers and reduce the risk of problematic and harmful stereotypes, stigmas, outdated information, and unconscious bias. This kind of sensitivity reader identifies if there’s any inaccuracies and provides feedback based on their professional background and/or personal experiences. The goal is to incorporate appropriate mental health representation and experiences into your manuscript before you publish it.