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Jun 26, 2024 · Stigma is often framed in terms of mental health literacy. By correcting misinformation about mental health conditions, the theory goes, you reduce prejudice and make it less likely for someone to discriminate. The problem is that correcting knowledge does not necessarily reduce prejudice; “The evidence is extremely weak,” Graham says.
Oct 9, 2022 · It is time to end all forms of stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions, for whom there is double jeopardy: the impact of the primary condition and the severe consequences of stigma. Indeed, many people describe stigma as being worse than the condition itself. This Lancet Commission report is the result of a collaboration of more than 50 people worldwide. It ...
Oct 22, 2022 · The Commission articulates the scope of the problem and reviews evidence and direct experiences on what works to reduce stigma and discrimination in mental health. In collaboration with more than 50 people globally, the Commission is led by Professor Graham Thornicroft (Kings College, London, UK) and Charlene Sunkel, CEO and Founder of the Global Mental Health Peer Network and a PWLE of ...
Nov 23, 2023 · Stigma is a powerful force for social exclusion. In a 2022 survey by the Global Mental Health Peer Network, 80% of more than 400 participants in 45 countries worldwide agreed that “stigma and discrimination can be worse than the impact of the mental health condition itself”.1 In the 2022 Lancet Commission on Ending Stigma and Discrimination,1 we proposed eight recommendations for global ...
Mar 18, 2022 · For equality, respect and dignity we must ‘speak as one’ against racism: Guterres. People march against racial discrimination in North Carolina, USA. Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, the UN chief said on Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst ...
Feb 3, 2023 · The way stigma is defined in these studies varies greatly although the main types of stigma that they comment on can be broadly grouped into four categories [drawing on the work of Goffman , Pescosolido & Martin and Corrigan et al., ]: (1) public stigma (stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination enacted by the general public); (2) self-stigma (internalised acceptance of stereotypes and ...
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May 25, 2020 · Ms E. Tendayi Achiume and Mr Fernand de Varennes, respectively the UN Special Rapporteurs on contemporary forms of racism and on minority issues, also reported on COVID-19-related attacks against minority groups worldwide. Despite the scarcity of data on this phenomenon, the discriminatory incidents reported in newspaper articles and on social media seem to confirm that this is a global ...
