Addressing Stigma Among High School Students Using NAMI’s Ending the Silence

• By: Joseph S. DeLuca, PhD Philip T. Yanos, PhD
• April 18th, 2023
• Ending the Silence, high school, mental health education, mental health stigma, NAMI, research, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction
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Middle adolescence (corresponding to ages 14-18, when youth typically attend high school) is a potentially critical period for both the development of mental health conditions and targeting mental health stigma. Approximately 50% of all diagnosable mental health conditions develop in middle...