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Stepping Back To Step Forward: Launching the Second Resurgence In Researching and Reducing the Stigma Of Mental Illness
The presentation will offer: a discussion of the theoretical pathways to mount stigma studies; methodological challenges that plague stigma research; and new solutions and positive directions for change. The presentation ends with an example - a discussion of the nature, progress, and set-backs in Bring Change 2 Mind’s program to create stigma-free zones in higher education: “The College Toolbox Project.”
Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and preventionEpidemiology
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related public policy
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health
Learning Objectives:
Define and differentiate the types, variants and measures of mental illness stigma
Assess progress-to-date in research
Describe new findings addressing key issues in stigma research
Discuss the foundation for one new approach, BC2M’s The College Toolbox Project
Keyword(s): Health Systems Transformation, Health Promotion and Education
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: As the co-leader of the National Stigma Studies in the U.S. and the Stigma in Global Context Study, I have been involved in conceptualizing, measuring, collecting data, and publishing findings on the levels and roots of stigma of mental illness since the 1990s, a time when the concern for understanding stigma and the potential for change experienced a resurgence.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.