Conceptualizing Adolescent Mental Illness Stigma: Youth Stigma Development and Stigma Reduction Programs

The Opening Minds Initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada has taken a novel approach to reducing the stigma of mental illness by targeting specific sectors. This first article describes Opening Minds’ research and programming initiatives in the workplace target group. This article describes the context of mental illness stigma in Canada and the development of the Opening Minds initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, with a specific focus on the workplace sector. We outline the steps that were taken to develop an evidence-based approach to stigma reduction in the workplace, including reviews of the state of the art in this workplace antistigma programming, as well as the development of tools and measures to assess mental illness stigma in the workplace. Finally, 2 specific program examples (e.g., Road to Mental Readiness and The Working Mind) are used to highlight some of the procedural and logistical learnings for implementing antistigma and mental health initiatives within the workplace. In a second related article, we further examine the Opening Minds workplace initiative, with a discussion of the lessons learned from the implementation and evaluation of antistigma programming in the workplace.

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Workplace Antistigma Programs at the Mental Health Commission of Canada: Part 2. Lessons Learned

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0706743719842563 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 64 (1_suppl) ◽

pp. 13S-17S ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Andrew Szeto ◽

Keith S. Dobson ◽

Dorothy Luong ◽

Terry Krupa ◽

Bonnie Kirsh

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Target Group ◽

Mental Illness Stigma ◽

Stigma Reduction ◽

The Future ◽

Conducting Research ◽

Workplace Setting

The Opening Minds Initiative of the Mental Health Commission of Canada has worked with many workplaces to implement and evaluate mental illness stigma reduction programs. This article describes the lessons learned from Opening Minds’ research and programming initiatives in the workplace target group and details some of the most valuable learnings from collaborating with workplace partners. These insights range from issues such as the recruitment of potential partners to the implementation of evaluation in the workplace. The lessons learned described here are not intended as the optimal ways of developing partnerships or conducting research in a workplace setting but are intended to highlight some of our experiences in implementing antistigma programming. These experiences are provided so that those who are in the same situation can draw from our learnings to make their efforts more efficient. To conclude, we discuss some of our thoughts in which the implementation of workplace mental illness stigma reduction programming should work towards in the future.

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A Narrative Review of Mental Illness Stigma Reduction Interventions Among African Americans in The United States

JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ◽

10.29245/2578-2959/2021/2.1235 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 20-31

Author(s):

Kevin J. Rivera ◽

Jenny Y. Zhang ◽

David C. Mohr ◽

Annie B. Wescott ◽

Aderonke Bamgbose Pederson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Health Disparities ◽

African Americans ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

The United States ◽

Mental Illness Stigma ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Stigma Reduction ◽

Review Team

Among African Americans, the chronicity and severity of mental illness correlates with worse health outcomes and widens health disparities. Stigma related to mental illness compounds mental health disparities by creating barriers to help-seeking behavior. We examine the current tools designed to reduce mental illness stigma and promote improved mental health outcomes among African Americans. The authors reviewed the current evidence in the literature for such stigma reduction interventions. The review team developed a focused search across four databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and APA PsycINFO. Initial searches identified 120 articles, from which six studies were included as reporting on mental illness stigma reduction interventions among African Americans. We describe these four quantitative and two qualitative studies. There have been various interventions used among African Americans to reduce mental illness stigma, and the level of efficacy and effectiveness is not well studied. Our review demonstrated a need for more robust studies to yield strong evidence on effectiveness among stigma reduction interventions in this target population. The evidence does support tailoring intervention studies to this population. Effectively engaging and partnering with key stakeholders, including schools, community organizations, and faith-based institutions enhances the acceptance and delivery of stigma reduction interventions.

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Effectiveness of Mental Illness Stigma Reduction Program through Contact and Self-Regulation in Hong Kong

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e628612012-388 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Winnie Mak

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Mental Illness Stigma ◽

Stigma Reduction ◽

Reduction Program

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Campaigns to reduce mental illness stigma in Europe: a scoping review

Die Psychiatrie ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1670735 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (01) ◽

pp. 43-50 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

R. Borschmann ◽

N. Greenberg ◽

N. Jones ◽

R. C. Henderson

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Target Population ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

European Countries ◽

Mental Illness Stigma ◽

Target Groups ◽

Stigma Reduction ◽

Related Stigma ◽

Potential Impact

Summary Background: Evidence has emerged in recent decades about effective and ineffective methods to reduce mental illness related stigma and discrimination. As more European countries start national anti-stigma campaigns, there is potentially more to learn from their experiences, but also a risk that, with such rapid developments, lessons may be missed. Aim: This scoping review aims to identify and discuss European stigma reduction campaigns conducted to date. Methods: We searched electronic databases, hand-searched reference lists of identified articles and contacted stigma experts to enquire about ongoing initiatives. Results: We identified anti-stigma campaigns in 21 European countries and regions. We found considerable variation in their content, delivery formats, duration and target groups. Conclusions: Although anti-stigma campaigns have been implemented in many European countries, the level of attention paid to sharing lessons learned is variable. It is vital that campaigns are evaluated, to maximise their potential impact both on the target population, and that the findings are disseminated widely to allow international learning.

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Peeking inside Stigma: Development and Uses of an Implicit Measure of Mental Illness Stigma

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e506852013-037 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Caroline E. Mann ◽

Yoko Hamamitsu ◽

Katrin Schenk ◽

Sharika Prioty

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Mental Illness Stigma ◽

Implicit Measure ◽

Stigma Development

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Impact of Service User Video Presentations on Explicit and Implicit Stigma toward Mental Illness among Medical Students in Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18042143 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 2143 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cori L. Tergesen ◽

Dristy Gurung ◽

Saraswati Dhungana ◽

Ajay Risal ◽

Prem Basel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Medical Students ◽

Service User ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Mental Illness Stigma ◽

Stigma Reduction ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Action Programme ◽

The Impact

This study evaluated the impact of didactic videos and service user testimonial videos on mental illness stigma among medical students. Two randomized controlled trials were conducted in Nepal. Study 1 examined stigma reduction for depression. Study 2 examined depression and psychosis. Participants were Nepali medical students (Study 1: n = 94, Study 2: n = 213) randomized to three conditions: a didactic video based on the mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), a service user video about living with mental illness, or a control condition with no videos. In Study 1, videos only addressed depression. In Study 2, videos addressed depression and psychosis. In Study 1, both didactic and service user videos reduced stigma compared to the control. In Study 2 (depression and psychosis), there were no differences among the three arms. When comparing Study 1 and 2, there was greater stigma reduction in the service user video arm with only depression versus service user videos describing depression and psychosis. In summary, didactic and service user videos were associated with decreased stigma when content addressed only depression. However, no stigma reduction was seen when including depression and psychosis. This calls for considering different strategies to address stigma based on types of mental illnesses. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03231761.

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