In the US, 1 in 5 people will struggle with mental illness each year so in this episode we are looking at why mental illness and mental health are so stigmatized, how the media adds to this stereotype, and how we can help fight these stigmas ourselves.
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Key Points:

How mental health stigmas began

The damage these stigmas cause

Mental health stigmas in minority communities

How the media portrays mental health

How you can affect change on these stereotypes


Notable Quote:
if we want to end or even just reduce the stigma around mental illness and mental health, then we need to recognize that we have it and we need to catch ourselves when those things happen. The only person we can focus on improving is ourselves by catching ourselves.  - Gregg Clunis
Resources:
Mental Health UK: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z/s/stigma-and-discrimination
The stigma of Mental Disorders: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5007563/
Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1489832/
Mental Health & Stigma: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/201308/mental-health-stigma
Mental Health By The Numbers: https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-by-the-numbers
Global mental health: five key insights which emerge from the data: https://ourworldindata.org/global-mental-health
Black Therapists Explain the Stigma of Mental Health in Minority Communities: https://thethirty.whowhatwear.com/mental-health-in-minority-communities
Drapetomania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drapetomania
Challenging Mental Health Stigma In The Black Community: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/July-2018/Challenging-Mental-Health-Stigma-in-the-Black-Comm

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