The Stigma Biz

The following information has crossed my desk and I want to share this information with my readers. The stigma of disability is an ongoing reality and that stigmatization can be even   worse for people who have psychological disabilities.

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Center To Address Stigma and Discrimination (ADS Center) has released a new fact sheet on mental illness and the workplace.

The ADS Center's web page states: "SAMHSA's Resource Center to Address Discrimination and Stigma (ADS Center) provides practical assistance in designing and implementing anti-stigma and anti-discrimination initiatives by gathering and maintaining best practice information, policies, research, practices, and programs to counter stigma and discrimination; nd actively disseminating anti-stigma/anti- discrimination information and practices to individuals, States and local munities, and public and private organizations."

The ADS Center's web page is at:
http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov/>

The new fact sheet "Mental Health, It's Part of our Lives at Work" can be downloaded in PDF format at:
http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov/archtel_pdfs/livesatwork.pdf>

Their web page on "Mental Health: It's Part of College Life" is at:
http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov/action/collegelife.htm>

Their web page of new definitions of discrimination and stigma related to mental illness is at:
http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov/topics_materials/definitions.htm>

Their web page of links to organizations addressing discrimination and stigma related to mental illness is at:
http://www.stopstigma.samhsa.gov/topics_materials/organizations.htm>

Comments

[Emily McKee]

Thanks for spreading the word about the stigma against mental illness.

[Connie]

And thank you Emily for visiting the Planet of the Blind!