Stigmabase | North America

The stigmas of mental illness  - Unlike diabetes, cancer and all other chronic illnesses, mental illness is often seen as the fault of the individual, not as a medical condition.

Stomping out the Stigma of Mental Illness  - A sea of green stomped through Butte to bring awareness to mental illness . It was all part of a march to stomp out the stigmas of mental illness .

People of color face disproportionate challenges and stigmas in accessing mental health care - The story of failed access to mental health care for people of color, and its connection to self-medicating addiction, has roots in the lack of investment in educating youth of color. According to representatives from the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), only 3.7 percent of ...

Easing the stigma of mental illness : A teacher's story  -  Mental health is a topic that society is slowly beginning to discuss although stigmas regarding it run deep, which means further discussion and ...

Stigma about mental illness outdated  - An example for the word's use is “the stigma of mental disorder ”. As a mental health professional, I'm incensed by their example. Stigmas aren't new to ...

Former U.S. Representative Aims To Break Stigmas About Mental ... According to Kennedy, the main goal of the discussion was to attack the stigma that has cast mental illness in a more shameful light than other health issues.

GRAY: Social stigmas about mental disorders must stop  - During the Neolithic times it was widely believed that mental illness was the result of supernatural phenomena such as spiritual or demonic ...