by Quint | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
How we utilised video to convey emotion and bring Nacoa to the forefront of social media Whether championing an initiative or inspiring change, a Public Service Announcement (PSA) needs to be clear and emotive. Video and animation are perfect for displaying...
by Quint | Oct 23, 2023 | Animation, Healthcare
Affecting approximately 6.8% of adults globally (Forbes, 2023) with a 400% increase in those seeking a diagnosis (The ADHD Foundation 2023) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is becoming a widely discussed condition, impacting millions. However, an...
by Quint | Sep 27, 2023 | Animation, Mental health
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.” Haruki Murakami “The only thing more exhausting than having a mental illness is pretending like you don’t.” Unknown “You say you’re...
by Quint | Aug 2, 2023 | Animation, Healthcare
More than 90,000 new digital health applications (apps) were added to app stores every year since 2020—that’s an average of more than 250 new apps every day. As of July 2023, more than 350,000 health apps are available from the various app stores. (Deloitte 2023)....
by Quint | Jul 6, 2023 | Healthcare, Mental health
This famous quote from the ‘Proverbs of Hell’ is by poet and artist William Blake. For me it’s an eloquent but slightly ambiguous signpost at the head of a road. It can be seen as a warning against excess and a reminder of the consequences to pushing oneself too far....
by Quint | Jun 9, 2023 | Animation, Mental health
One of the unique powers of animation is that it can help us access the unconscious. Used as a mental health tool, therefore, it can be extremely powerful. The ability of animation to reach deep into that repository of symbols, signs and pre-language perceptions we...
by Quint | May 19, 2023 | Animation
Animation is a wonderful way of explaining ideas which are too big, too small or too complex for people to understand. Taking the example of the history of the human species this animation represents the amount of time we’ve been on this planet and what the...
by Quint | May 19, 2023 | Healthcare, Mental health
A personal perspective So I thought I’d write this for (myself) you to tick off what the common reasons for why the consumption of alcohol is a ‘progressive illness’. It’s a belief I very much share, statistically it seems to be true, clinically it’s been my...
by Quint | May 4, 2023 | Animation, Healthcare
Worsened by the isolation and uncertainty felt during the pandemic, the number of children in need of support for mental health problems has surged. With CAHMS struggling to handle the backlog, a raised threshold was implemented in 2021-22, which effectively cut off...
by Quint | May 4, 2023 | Mental health
Perhaps because we all regularly experience anger, we feel it’s simple to understand. After all, anger plays a part in our lives from childhood. We see it in the discipline meted out to us by parents and other adults. “Often [during the pandemic], a child was on its...
