The Impact of Stigma on Mental Health Treatment for Children

• By: The Missouri Mental Health Foundation
• July 14th, 2022
• children, medication, mental health stigma, mental health treatment, stigma, stigma reduction, Summer 2022 Issue
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Adults with mental health conditions typically receive treatment approximately 8-10 years after symptoms have begun (Sarper Taskiran, MD). Studies show that 1 in 5 children are diagnosed with a serious mental health condition during their adolescence (5 Ways to End Mental Health Stigma, 2020)....

A Paradigm Shift: Addressing Two Misrecognitions About the Stigma of Mental Illness

• By: Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD Suzanne B. Feeney, MBA Dhanushki Samaranayake, PhD Daniele Martino, MA Kerstin Pahl, PhD Crystal Fuller Lewis, PhD
• July 14th, 2022
• institutional stigma, intersectionality, mental health stigma, stereotypes, stigma, stigma reduction, stigmatizing labels, Summer 2022 Issue
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The stigma of mental illness has proven to be persistent and stubbornly immune to a wide range of stigma-reducing campaigns, programs, and interventions. The intensity of stigma varies by diagnosis, with depression and anxiety being less stigmatizing than, for example, schizophrenia and bipolar...

How the NYS Office of Mental Health is Addressing and Reducing Stigma

• By: Ann M. Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• July 14th, 2022
• discrimination, health and wellness, health insurance coverage, mental health stigma, parity, school mental health clinics, stigma, stigma reduction, Summer 2022 Issue
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Stigma towards individuals living with mental illness still permeates our society today. Stigma remains a major reason individuals and families don’t seek help when they are having emotional problems. The public stigma surrounding mental illness, often perpetuated by sensationalized media...

A Real and Present Danger in the Fight Against Stigma

• By: Ashley Brody, MPA, CPRP Search for Change, Inc.
• July 14th, 2022
• gun violence, mass violence, mental health stigma, policy, stigma, stigma reduction, Summer 2022 Issue, the media, violence
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By many measures we have achieved considerable progress in combatting stigma and its insidious effects. Persons who experience behavioral health challenges are now more inclined to pursue treatment without incurring the reputational risks they might have borne in prior years. We regularly encourage...

Collaborative Impact Needed for the Opioid Epidemic

• By: Pamela Mattel, LCSW Acacia Network, Inc.
• April 16th, 2020
• community engagement, harm reduction, integrated care, medication-assisted treatment, naloxone training, opioid epidemic, stigma reduction, substance use treatment
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Acacia Network, the leading Latino integrated care nonprofit in NY, began in 1969 to address the consequences of heroin in the South Bronx. Our founding leaders, Carlos Pagan, Julio Martinez, Gumersindo Martinez, Hector Diaz, Evalina Lopez Antonetty, and Lorraine Montengreo, among others,...

Today’s Opioid Addiction and Overdose Epidemic: How We Can Make a Difference

• By: Jeffrey Selzer, MD Medical Society of the State of New York
• January 1st, 2020
• addiction treatment access, evidence-based care, healthcare workforce training, medication-assisted treatment, opioid epidemic, opioid use disorder, overdose prevention, stigma reduction
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The opioid addiction and overdose epidemic that has ravaged America for two decades now has left almost no one untouched. From 1999 to 2017, more than 400,000 people in the United States have died from overdoses related to opioids. According to a poll by the American Psychiatric Association,...