The government's Social Exclusion Unit (SEU) has announced far-reaching proposals which it hopes will end the stigma and discrimination attached to mental illness and encourage people back into meaningful lives. This week the unit launched its report, Mental Health and Social Exclusion , which ...
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In an effort to end the stigma surrounding mental illness, the National Alliance on Mental Illness has teamed up with Philosophy, a health and beauty brand, to launch the StigmaFree campaign.The campaign encourages individuals, companies, organizations...
stigmaillnessathleteLoveDeRozanparasocialA number of professional athletes have used social media to disclose personal experience with mental illness, including NBA All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Kevin Love in 2018. The disclosures could serve to challenge the stigmatization of mental illness, given the ...
See Me is Scotland’s programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination. Our vision is to end mental health stigma and discrimination, enabling people who experience mental health problems to live fulfilled lived.
"I got help and realised that people need to speak up on mental health issues as I have been there. The more people don't talk about it the more people with mental illness are stigmatised. When we keep quiet stigma wins and evidence has shown that whenever people with mental health ra...
figures of women who have faced similar fates, inviting viewers to confront the stigmas surrounding mental illness and the narratives that shape our understanding of womanhood. Goldin creates with this piece a powerful commentary on resilience, memory, and the quest for identity amidst profound loss...
4. Mental illness There are a number of mental illnesses that can make being with somebody feel like sitting on a roller coaster. These include depression, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder. [Read: Why we need to break down the stigma of mental illness] Depression isn’t...
"The time to act is now, to rebuild health-care systems, to prioritize mental health funding, and address the effects of stigma, discrimination, marginalization, gender violence, and victimization." The paper offers a practical roadmap for implementing the solutions, but the authors are keen to...
"I'm a little bit OCD" is a phrase that's often bandied around. Perhaps you've used it to describe your excessive cleaning habits or desire for order. Some argue that the flippant use of this phrase trivialises a serious condition and increases stigma. I