The Ways That Stigma Hurts People Who Use Substances and How to Help

• By: Patricia Lincourt, LCSW Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM NY State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)
• April 18th, 2023
• internalized stigma, social isolation, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigmatizing language, substance use disorder
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Stigma hurts, when stigmatizing language is used against those with substance use disorders. In a study by the Recovery Research Institute,1 314 survey respondents were asked to answer questions about two individuals who were using substances. The only difference in the way that the individuals...

Insights From Four Stigma-Reducing Roundtables Organized by the New York State Office of Mental Health and Behavioral Health News

• By: Suzanne B. Feeney, MBA Helen-Maria (Marilena) Lekas, PhD David Minot James Plastiras James Rodriguez, LCSW, PhD Karin A. Wagner, PhD Philip T. Yanos, PhD Jessica Zahn
• April 18th, 2023
• anticipated stigma, behavioral health inequities, community-based agencies, cultural humility, experienced stigma, health care, internalized stigma, intersectionality, lived experience, mental health, recovery, roundtables, social services, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, substance use, vicarious stigmatization
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The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) in partnership with Behavioral Health News (BHN) organized four roundtable discussions as part of a larger strategic plan to reduce the stigma of mental illness. The roundtable panels consisted of experts working in community-based agencies, most...

Internalized Stigma

• By: John Orr, MA, LMHC Vibrant Emotional Health
• July 14th, 2022
• compassion, internalized stigma, labels, mental health stigma, self-compassion, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue
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Stigma around mental health is not an unfamiliar conversation in professional circles and, thanks to the hard work of countless teams and individuals, stigma is becoming a more common conversation in our communities, albeit a recent conversation. Prior to this work, stigma didn’t have a context...