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How do stigma and discrimination affect people with mental health problems? Nearly nine out of ten people with mental health problems say that stigma and discrimination have a negative effect on their lives. We know that people with mental health problems are among the least likely of any group with a long-term health condition or disability to:
We know that tackling stigma is a priority of people with lived experience of mental health problems, with a 2019 survey finding that it was the second highest priority after the quality of services.
Tackling mental health stigma. > Attitudes to mental illness 2023. > Results. Attitudes, behaviour, and knowledge. The 2023 wave of the Attitudes to Mental Illness survey provides the most up-to-date picture of mental health stigma in England available.
Oct 9, 2024 · The charity’s latest Attitudes to Mental Illness report - the most comprehensive analysis of the state of stigma around mental health in England – shows that several key measures of public attitudes to mental health have seen their first decline in over 10 years.
Jan 12, 2021 · Posted January 12, 2021. Source: Courtesy of Roy Richard Grinker. Though progress has been made in recent years, mental illness remains highly stigmatized—the mentally ill are often victims of...
2 days ago · How Barriers to Mental Health Services Can Affect Marginalized Communities. Structural and systemic racism. Geographical disparities. Cost. Lack of culturally competent care. Stigma. Overcoming ...
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Oct 9, 2022 · It is time to end all forms of stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions, for whom there is a double jeopardy: the impact of the primary condition itself and the severe consequences of stigma. Many people describe stigma as ‘worse than the condition itself’.