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Most definitely. The media Is a way of getting the word out there right? So It's only natural that everything changes. As far as "the old times" go with the history of mental illness, It was quite frowned upon, people started realizing we put people In these institutes where they just rot away until they are too old or die, which was terrible :O (And still happens In other countries around the world). Now, mental health and illness are looked at on a totally different level. Because of the media and many other factors, there are so many new programs and jobs and day center's for these people. Although not everyone has the same view point, I'd say that's the general idea for the "positive" side :]

It has made us realize that they are still people, they are our family members, our veterans, our brothers, sisters, moms, dads, it used to be that if a family member was mentally ill you hushed it up and locked them away or never talked about it either in public or private. I think with the 60s and 70s it became more acceptable to talk openly about it, then talk therapy became popular, there was even a hit TV show about it (The Bob Newhart Show). Anti-depressants are advertised on TV and it is no longer the social stigma it once was.

The mental health field is still awful, though not as bad as it was. I was in the hospital multiple times for BPD and an eating disorder, and literally everyone there was extremely over-medicated. People assume you're an axe murderer if you have mental illness and it's a disgrace and ignorant.