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  2. Podcast host uses conversation to combat stigma ... - AOL

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    Rockford's Kevin Thomas uses his podcast, MENtality Unchained, to help normalize discussions about mental health.

  3. Mental Health Matters: Eliminating stigma around mental ... - AOL

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    Stigma — a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group have about something — has long been attached to mental illness. Mental Health Matters: Eliminating stigma around ...

  4. Stig-9 - Wikipedia

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    Perceived mental illness stigma is a psychological construct. It is a key component of the modified labeling theory. [2] According to this theory, negative societal beliefs about people with mental disorders are part of western culture (e.g. people with mental disorders are seen as being less trustworthy, weak, less intelligent, and dangerous).

  5. Attribution questionnaire - Wikipedia

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    The Attribution Questionnaire (AQ) [1] is a 27-item self-report assessment tool designed to measure public stigma towards people with mental illnesses.It assesses emotional reaction and discriminatory responses based on answers to a hypothetical vignette about a man with schizophrenia named Harry.

  6. Mental health literacy - Wikipedia

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    A case study from a supplement to the 2001 US Surgeon General’s report on mental health in America shows an example of low mental health literacy and/or fear of the stigma of mental illness: "An was a 30-year-old bilingual, Vietnamese male who was placed in involuntary psychiatric hold for psychotic disorganization.

  7. Mental health inequality - Wikipedia

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    The United States has made strides to break down the stigmas surrounding mental health, but the rate of such stigma is currently still on the rise. Potentially linked to such high stigma and miseducation, mental health is also still not considered to be a significant part of basic health care plans.

  8. National Alliance on Mental Illness - Wikipedia

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    The program's aims include raising awareness regarding NAMI and mental illness in general, addressing stigma, and empowering those affected by mental illness. [42] Other than those directly affected by mental illness, In Our Own Voice often educates groups of individuals like law enforcement, politicians, and students.

  9. Suicide awareness - Wikipedia

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    Public stigma is experienced by prejudice and discrimination through public misuse of stereotypes associated with suicide. [4] Stigma can create a detrimental barrier for some seeking help. Research has consistently illustrated the physical link between suicide and mental illness. [5]