S A U N A i E Presents Mental Health Stigma
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2nd: Your Past is a Lesson, Not a Life Sentence. Forgive Yourself & Focus on The Future.
S e g m e n t s: MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
DiD You Know: According to the World Health Organization Two-Thirds of People Living with Mental Health Conditions Don't Seek Professional Support Likely Due to the Stigma around Mental Health. I Bet You're wondering What's The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health
Mental Health Stigma is the Negative Assumptions, Attitudes, & Beliefs about idividuals, who experience Mental Health conditions,
for example Believing that someone's Mental Health Challenge is their Fault.
WHY IT MATTERS?
- Stigma causes people to feel ashamed for something that is out of their control. Worse, stingma prevents people from seeking the help they need.
HOW DOES STIGMA OCCUR?
- Stigma happens on multiple levels.
- From Society = Public Stigma
- From the Gov't & Organizations = Institutional Stigma
- From Others = Interpersonal Stigma
- From Ourselves = Internalized Stigma
- When Stigma goes unchecked, it leads to discrimination by employers, by society, & by the Gov't which results in less opportunity & less access to care.
HOW CAN WE ERASE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA?
1. Talk openly about Mental Health within your family, friends, at work, on social media.
2. Educate yourself & others - respond to misperceptions or negative comments by sharing facts & experiences.
3. Be Conscious of Language - Remind people that words matter.
4. Encourage Equality between Physical & Mental Health conditions - draw comparisons to how you would treat somone with cancer or diabetes.
5. Show Compassion for those with Mental Health Conditions
6.Be Honest about Treatment - Normalize Mental Health Treatment
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