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Mental health problems are common, affecting thousands of us in the UK. Despite this, there is still a strong stigma (negative attitude) around mental health. People with mental health problems can also experience discrimination (negative treatment) in all aspects of their lives.
The 2023 wave of the Attitudes to Mental Illness survey provides the most up-to-date picture of mental health stigma in England available. Although comparisons between the 2021/2023 waves and the 2019 and earlier waves are complicated by the effects of data collection moving from face-to-face to self-completion, the changes are stark when ...
Mental health facts and statistics. Learn how common mental health problems are. And statistics about risk factors and mental health treatments. This page includes statistics about suicide and self-harm.
The Attitudes to Mental Illness research is designed to give a comprehensive and detailed account of mental health stigma in England, and allow us to track it over time. At Mind, we’ll use the findings to inform our campaigns, advice and strategy, and to reignite the conversation about stigma in England.
Mental health stigma is summarised by the anti-stigma campaign group Time to Change as the set of negative attitudes, pre-judgements, prejudices and behaviour that can make it harder for individuals with mental health problems to live a normal life.
Mar 1, 2024 · Data dashboards from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities draw together a range of local and national data on mental health, dementia and neurology, including perinatal mental health, crisis care, and suicide prevention.
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Dec 13, 2019 · Mental illness stigma after a decade of Time to Change England: inequalities as targets for further improvement. Claire Henderson. , Laura Potts. , Emily J Robinson. European Journal of Public Health, Volume 30, Issue 3, June 2020, Pages 497–503, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckaa013. Published: 13 December 2019. PDF. Split View. Cite.