Stigma Is Being Used as a Political Weapon: Reject It

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Columbia University School of Social Work
• July 14th, 2022
• homicides, mass shootings, mental illness, opinion, politics, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue
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I and many others have said it before but, as recent events make clear, we will have to say it again and again and again: Mental illness is not the cause of mass murder in the United States. The continuing assertion by the political right that it is has become a core element of the vituperative...

Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) Clients Share Their Lived Experiences of Stigma

• By: Clinton Bryant, LMSW St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester
• July 14th, 2022
• mass shootings, mental health, mental health stigma, PROS, stigma, Summer 2022 Issue, town hall
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During the month of May, we at the St. Vincent’s Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program participated in the observance of Mental Health Month. The topic “Mental Health Stigma” was so timely in the face of current events taking place in our society. This particular...