Childhood rejection, discrimination and bullying can affect your well-being as an adult. If your friends, family or community ...

Guilt and shame from being rejected, discriminated against or bullied as a child can carry into adulthood. But making meaning ...

Shame and stigma don't end once you start a GLP-1 medicine. They can resurface again and again, even when the medicine is ...

TORONTO, April 22, 2025 /CNW/ - Despite growing awareness around mental health, many people continue to mask their struggles due to fear of judgment, discrimination, or social exclusion. In fact, 60% ...

Mental health stigma refers to negative beliefs people may hold about those with mental illness, which can lead to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Public awareness and literacy have ...

Despite the availability of effective evidence-based treatment, about 40 percent of individuals with serious mental illness do not receive care and many who begin an intervention fail to complete it.

Every year, Canada has a conversation about the stigma of mental illness. We tweet and we talk. We share stories and break the silence. Yet, this year we are all bearing witness to the plain fact that ...

The stigmatization of people with mental illness is widespread in our society. What is stigma? How does it negatively affect patient outcomes and how can it be reduced? Randall F. White, MD, ...

More than two decades after being diagnosed with HIV, Joyce Turner is using her story to encourage others to get tested and ...