All That Glitters Isn’t Gold-Part Three: In The Nuthouse

BY BETSY COLE
EDITED BY HEIDI HORNBACHER
ARTWORK BY LAURA CHALAND

How mental hospitals are portrayed within the media and how, generally, they’re still a terrible place to be.

From the expose by Nelly Bly in the early 20th Century to famous works like successful books that became equally successful films ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Girl Interrupted’. Or the novels like ‘The BellJar’ and ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’ which had terrible adaptations. Furthermore, the lack of representation of the BIPOC community where mental health issues are normally confined to addiction and maybe PTSD.

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BETSY’S BELL JAR

Betsy’s
Bell Jar

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold-Part Three: In The Nuthouse

BETSY’S BELL JAR

Betsy’sBell Jar

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold-Part Three: In The Nuthouse

Betsy’s
Bell Jar