Podcast Un día a la vez : proyecto comunicacional para tratar temas de salud mental en jóvenes ecuatorianos.

Abstract

This research project shares the difficulties experienced by Ecuador’s young adults who suffer from mental disorders. In Ecuador, suicide is the leading cause of death in teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 (Instituto Ecuatoriano de Estadísticas y Censos, 2019, p. 27) and this country is one of the leaders in disability due to depression in Latin America (World Health Organization, 2018). Despite this data, mental health is a topic with no space in traditional media’s agenda. The podcast Un Día a la Vez seeks to change the perception of mental health as a taboo and raise awareness about the reality of living with mental disorders.