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Co-Creating an Equitable Crisis Care Continuum to Reduce Stigma
People are in pain. We are experiencing an onslaught of public health crises that is affecting our overall functioning. The fierce urgency of now to collectively move us to a space of wellness is imperative to our quality of life. The current crisis care continuum is not designed to meet the needs...
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Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion 4 of 4: Paths to Reduce Stigma and Promote Positive Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavior
The 2023 Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion Series • Roundtable 1: Understanding the Experience of Mental Health Stigma • Roundtable 2: The Experience of Mental Health Stigma Among Diverse Groups • Roundtable 3: The Role of...
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Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion 3 of 4: The Role of the Media in Reducing Stigma
The 2023 Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion Series • Roundtable 1: Understanding the Experience of Mental Health Stigma • Roundtable 2: The Experience of Mental Health Stigma Among Diverse Groups • Roundtable 3: The Role of...
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Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion 2 of 4: The Experience of Mental Health Stigma Among Diverse Groups
The 2023 Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion Series • Roundtable 1: Understanding the Experience of Mental Health Stigma • Roundtable 2: The Experience of Mental Health Stigma Among Diverse Groups • Roundtable 3: The Role of the...
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Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion 1 of 4: Understanding the Experience of Mental Health Stigma
The 2023 Mental Health Stigma Roundtable Discussion Series • Roundtable 1: Understanding the Experience of Mental Health Stigma • Roundtable 2: The Experience of Mental Health Stigma Among Diverse Groups • Roundtable 3: The Role of the Media in Reducing...
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They Are Us
If the last two years have shown us anything it has shown us how resilient we are. It has also reminded us all just how vulnerable we can be. These are two important truths that are too often overlooked, forgotten, or denied. As we strive to build mental health awareness in our communities, it is...
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Acknowledging the Effects of Intersectional Stigmatization
Our work is devoted to helping health professionals learn different types of stigmas, recognize the effects of stigmatization, and guiding the implementation of effective strategies to assess and address those stigmas in a variety of settings. This article outlines the most common forms of mental...
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Understanding the Impact of Stigma: The Balance Between Choice and Accountability
In contrast to today’s social media saturation, the burgeoning technology of the mid-2,000s was a time of comparative innocence. Similarly, candid conversations around mental health were virtually non-existent. Fewer than five years out of college, I’d recently been forced to resign from my...
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Some Thoughts Regarding Stigma: The Often Silent Obstacle to Mental Health and Substance Care Among African Americans
The term stigma according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is Greek or Latin and indicates “a mark of shame or discredit.” It most often refers to “a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.” When addressing the concept of stigma...
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Coordinated Behavioral Care’s Mission to Destigmatize Workplace Mental Health
When Emily Grossman began work as Training Institute Manager at Coordinated Behavioral Care (CBC), she had the same fear that had plagued her at the start of other jobs. As a person who is “out” about living with mental illness, she had always worried whether this new working environment would...
