Antonio Ferreira is using his personal experience to advise the soap on a storyline.
He says people with poor mental health are often depicted in media and films as "violent, spontaneous and gruesome".
Schizophrenia is a severe long-term mental health condition that causes a range of different psychological symptomsSymptoms can include hallucinations, delusions, muddled thoughts and a loss of interest in everyday activities "We should be giving a voice to these people, a chance and opportunity, because usually all you see is violent, threatening portrayals."
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