The Stigma Around Mental Illness

[ajistheki18]

Hello, my name is Aj and i'm a college student in Massachusetts. I thinking about starting to spread awareness about the negative effects of stigmatizing mental illness. For alot of people its like the third rail and I think education and awareness will help. I dont' want to just hand out information about the biological underpinnings, or the symptoms, I want to expose them to people but I dont think thats enough. I came across an article where people gathered personal testimones and experiences with the stigma of mental illness and it seemed to have good results. I am doing this on my own as of now so I dont have the resources to go out and do a big questionaire or go on an investigative hunt. Soo I am going to mental health forums and asking people for their testimones and if I can use them to increase awareness. As of now I am not exactly sure on the exact mode but I think once I start hearing more peoples stories i'll be able to come up with something, suggestions are also welcomed. Thanks for taking the time to read this

[pljames]

I understand stigma. Bias against anyone who is different. There's only one model, understand the bias and become antibias instead of bias. pl

Hello, my name is Aj and i'm a college student in Massachusetts. I thinking about starting to spread awareness about the negative effects of stigmatizing mental illness. For alot of people its like the third rail and I think education and awareness will help. I dont' want to just hand out information about the biological underpinnings, or the symptoms, I want to expose them to people but I dont think thats enough. I came across an article where people gathered personal testimones and experiences with the stigma of mental illness and it seemed to have good results. I am doing this on my own as of now so I dont have the resources to go out and do a big questionaire or go on an investigative hunt. Soo I am going to mental health forums and asking people for their testimones and if I can use them to increase awareness. As of now I am not exactly sure on the exact mode but I think once I start hearing more peoples stories i'll be able to come up with something, suggestions are also welcomed. Thanks for taking the time to read this