Embrace

Leo Burnett Beirut *Lead Agency

In Lebanon, people simply do not discuss mental illness as it is perceived as a shameful taboo. Consequently, a person loses their life to suicide every 2.5 days. People who suffer from a mental illness suffer in silence. Our objective was to break the silence surrounding mental illness and to launch the suicide helpline, inviting people to talk about mental health. We needed to destigmatize the topic of suicide and create an environment for mentally ill people and their families to reach out.