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   What is stigma around mental illness?

   • Let’s be clear. The stigma around mental illness can destroy people’s lives and have deadly consequences. Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular reason. It comes from a lack of understanding, and people often fear what they don’t understand.

   The trouble with the stigma around mental illness

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   How does stigma affect a person's life?

   • Stigma can impact the parts of a person's life that are critical in helping them to manage their illness: People living with severe mental illness who cannot work need access to financial support. Our research shows how much harder the process is for people with mental health issues compared to those with physical health issues.

   The trouble with the stigma around mental illness

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   What is stigma & why is it a problem?

   • Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular reason. It comes from a lack of understanding, and people often fear what they don’t understand. 1 in 4 people experience a mental health issue in the UK every year and 551,000 people in England are diagnosed with severe mental illness. Despite being so common:

   The trouble with the stigma around mental illness

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   Why do people with mental illness feel stigma and discrimination?

   • A lack of awareness, education, perception, and a fear of people with mental illness can all lead to increased stigma. According to the Mental Health Foundation, nearly 9 out of 10 people with a mental illness feel stigma and discrimination negatively impact their lives.

   Mental health stigma: Definition, examples, effects, and tips

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   Are people living with severe mental illness stigmatized?

   • 88% of people living with severe mental illness report that stigma and discrimination is still widespread *. Three in five people living with severe mental illness said that worries about the perceptions of others stopped them seeking treatment *. Stigma can come from society, employers, the media, and even our friends and family.

   The trouble with the stigma around mental illness

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   What is a social stigma example?

   • Social stigma, or public stigma, occurs when society or the general public shares negative thoughts or beliefs about a person or group of people. For example, a mental health social stigma may be an association between mental illness and danger or a belief that people with mental illness lose control and hurt others.

   What Is Stigma? Examples, Impact, and Coping - Verywell Health

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2. www.mentalhealth.org.uk › explore-mental-health › aStigma and discrimination | Mental Health Foundation

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   How stigma and discrimination affect people with mental health problems; why people with mental health problems are discriminated against; what you can do about stigma and discrimination; and what you can do if you are being discriminated against.

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   Aug 5, 2024 · Mental illness stigma, physical deformation stigma, and race, ethnicity, religion, ideology, etc., stigma are the three primary types of stigma. Despite the negative effects of stigma, there are strategies to help cope with and overcome these challenges.

4. www.mind.org.uk › attitudes-to-mental-illness-2023Attitudes to mental illness 2023 - Mind

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   Key findings. The picture of stigma in the UK is mixed: there's cause for both concern and hope. Workplace attitudes have improved significantly since 2015. However, other measures of stigma have regressed, and are at risk of worsening further. Foreword. Dr Sarah Hughes, CEO Mind.

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6. www.mind.org.uk › tackling-mental-health-stigmaTackling mental health stigma - Mind

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   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. We also know that Time to Change, the anti-stigma campaign delivered by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, saw a significant change in attitudes ...

7. www.mind.org.uk › news-campaigns › newsHalf of UK adults believe there is still a great deal of ...

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   Mar 12, 2024 · Over half of people in the UK (51%) say they still feel shamed for living with a mental illness, regardless of the progress over the years to break down the stigma around mental health.

8. www.medicalnewstoday.com › mental-health-stigmaMental health stigma: Definition, examples, effects, and tips

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   Nov 10, 2020 · Mental health stigma refers to societal disapproval, or when society places shame on people who live with a mental illness or seek help for emotional distress, such as anxiety,...

9. www.rethink.org › campaigns-and-policy › policy-andThe trouble with the stigma around mental illness

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   Policy and influencing. Stigma and discrimination. The trouble with the stigma around mental illness. Let’s be clear. The stigma around mental illness can destroy people’s lives and have deadly consequences. Stigma is a negative attitude someone holds about a person, or a group, for a particular reason.