Addressing Workplace Stigmatization of Peer Colleagues Through Institutional Courage

• By: Gretchen Grappone, LICSW Training Consultant
• April 21st, 2026
• institutional betrayal, institutional courage, intersectionality, mental illness, microaggressions, peer support, Spring 2026 Issue, workforce development, workplace stigma
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It is well documented that people with mental illness and substance use disorders (MI/SUD) are stigmatized across all levels of society. So, it is not a surprise that peer support specialists regularly experience stigmatization in the workplace, including negative messages from colleagues about...

Dismantling Structural Stigmatization Through Organizational Transparency, Accountability, and Leadership

• By: Gretchen Grappone, LICSW Training Consultant
• July 18th, 2025
• health equity, intersectionality, leadership engagement, mental health, stigma, structural stigmatization, substance use, Summer 2025 Issue
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In the Summer 2022 edition of Behavioral Health News, my colleague, Jayden Carr, BS, and I wrote an article reviewing the most common forms of stigmatization and their negative effects on people with mental illness and substance use disorders (MI/SUD). The term “stigmatization” rather than...