There’s a new social media campaign taking the Internet by storm. It’s as simple as holding up four fingers then snapping a selfie, and using the hashtag #1in4. Some of Hollywood’s biggest names are joining the ranks, for all the right reasons.
BBC recently launched their #1in4 campaign, which has partnered up with the network’s Minds Matter programming to emphasize the normalcy and existence of mental illness.
“One in four of us will experience some kind of mental health problem over the course of a year—so most of us will either have experienced it ourselves or know at least one person affected by it,” according to the campaign site.
Mental health is personal for celebrities like Kristen Bell, who has been one of Hollywood’s biggest mental health advocates for years.
Kristen Bell
At the age of 18, Kristen learned that an imbalance of serotonin ran in her family—putting her at high risk of mental illness. After now having battled anxiety and depression for years, Kristen recalls what her mother told her early on in her diagnosis: