Embrace(D) : a promotional campaign to raise awareness of depression among Singapore youth

Embrace(D) is a social campaign aimed at raising awareness of depression amongst youths in Singapore. Conceptualised and executed by four final year undergraduates of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, the campaign strives to create a support...

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Main Authors: Goh, Eunice Yi Hui, Shahirah A’Azman, Tan, Deyong, Tan, Wei Qing
Other Authors: Pamela Tor Das
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Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-633682019-12-10T13:07:14Z Embrace(D) : a promotional campaign to raise awareness of depression among Singapore youth Goh, Eunice Yi Hui Shahirah A’Azman Tan, Deyong Tan, Wei Qing Pamela Tor Das Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT) DRNTU::Humanities::General::Education Embrace(D) is a social campaign aimed at raising awareness of depression amongst youths in Singapore. Conceptualised and executed by four final year undergraduates of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, the campaign strives to create a supportive environment where sufferers of depression feel encouraged to seek help. The campaign targeted young people aged 18-25, an age group that represents the most at-risk group of developing depression. As a result, the campaign’s strategy was focused on using youth-centric approaches which included utilizing social media platforms to communicate campaign messages, organising on-ground initiatives at tertiary institutions and youth hubs like *SCAPE, and incorporating interactive elements into the roving exhibition. Through the campaign, the team hopes to provide opportunities for our target audience to know more about depression and the ways they, as friends and family members, can help their loved ones who may be suffering from depression. This report seeks to provide insights to the primary and secondary research conducted and its key findings that helped shape the campaign strategies. Details surrounding the campaign conceptualisation and execution will also be presented and discussed. Additionally, in order to assess the success of the campaign, pre-campaign and post-campaign surveys were analysed and compared alongside the review of both input and output objectives. Finally, limitations of the campaign were discussed, and recommendations were made to act as learning points for future campaigns of similar nature. This report also includes transcripts, collateral designs, diagrams and other original documents in its appendices that act as references to the main body of text. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2015-05-13T03:43:02Z 2015-05-13T03:43:02Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63368 en Nanyang Technological University 337 p. application/pdf
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Goh, Eunice Yi Hui
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Tan, Deyong
Tan, Wei Qing
Embrace(D) : a promotional campaign to raise awareness of depression among Singapore youth
description Embrace(D) is a social campaign aimed at raising awareness of depression amongst youths in Singapore. Conceptualised and executed by four final year undergraduates of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University, the campaign strives to create a supportive environment where sufferers of depression feel encouraged to seek help. The campaign targeted young people aged 18-25, an age group that represents the most at-risk group of developing depression. As a result, the campaign’s strategy was focused on using youth-centric approaches which included utilizing social media platforms to communicate campaign messages, organising on-ground initiatives at tertiary institutions and youth hubs like *SCAPE, and incorporating interactive elements into the roving exhibition. Through the campaign, the team hopes to provide opportunities for our target audience to know more about depression and the ways they, as friends and family members, can help their loved ones who may be suffering from depression. This report seeks to provide insights to the primary and secondary research conducted and its key findings that helped shape the campaign strategies. Details surrounding the campaign conceptualisation and execution will also be presented and discussed. Additionally, in order to assess the success of the campaign, pre-campaign and post-campaign surveys were analysed and compared alongside the review of both input and output objectives. Finally, limitations of the campaign were discussed, and recommendations were made to act as learning points for future campaigns of similar nature. This report also includes transcripts, collateral designs, diagrams and other original documents in its appendices that act as references to the main body of text.
author2 Pamela Tor Das
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Goh, Eunice Yi Hui
Shahirah A’Azman
Tan, Deyong
Tan, Wei Qing
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Tan, Deyong
Tan, Wei Qing
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title Embrace(D) : a promotional campaign to raise awareness of depression among Singapore youth
title_short Embrace(D) : a promotional campaign to raise awareness of depression among Singapore youth
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title_fullStr Embrace(D) : a promotional campaign to raise awareness of depression among Singapore youth
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