Let’s focus on assisting us with ways to combat stigma and discrimination.
discrimination
In terms of how society views me, there are a number of mental health labels that can be used to describe me.
For many years, people with mental health issues have experienced some form of stigma and discrimination.
Mass media often reports on people with mental illness.
It was back in 1995 that two psychologists, Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald, came up with the term ‘implicit bias’.
- Mental Health Stories
What’s the Difference Between Stigma and Discrimination – Let Me Tell These to You Based from My Lived Experience
Stigma is when someone sees one differently because of their mental illness.
- Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
Patients with Substance Use Disorder Discriminated Against by Post-acute Care Facilities
by Psychregby PsychregA new study shows that 29% of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalised individuals.
A new fund to support LGBTQI activism in Asia has been established, sponsored by Audeliss & INvolve Founder and CEO, Suki Sandhu, and managed by GiveOut.
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- Mental Health & Well-Being
Left Hand, Right Hand: Conflict or Cooperation?
by Clare Poracby Clare PoracA recent post on a left-hander Facebook page showed a photo of the cover of the 1992 book by Stanley Coren titled The Left-Hander Syndrome.