PPT-WHAT’S IN A NAME? STIGMA, SUBSTANCE USE, AND LANGUAGE

Sarah Rider PMHNP Department of Psychiatry  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus        Center for Dependency Addiction and Rehabilitation A Division of University of Colorado Hospital. David Fawcett PhD, LCSW. Sunserve 2013. Voices. “I feel like damaged goods. .”. “I told a . trick . who . was about to take me home about my . poz. + status and being very . healthy. He walked away and refused to speak to me the rest of the evening. Learning Objectives. Explore impact of stigma & discrimination on people with mental health disabilities. . Discuss beliefs and actions that foster and perpetuate stigma and discrimination.. Develop strategies for reducing stigma and discrimination against people with mental health disabilities.. Sénégal, . Guinée Bissau, Guinée, Cap Vert, Mali, Burkina Faso , Niger, Gambie. KP Stigma reduction: difficult context and interventions. Despite. . criminalizing. . legal. environnement. Evidences are more and more . ILLNESS. It is dangerous to be different. Dr. . Adenike. . Jesusanmi. MB:BS, . MRCPsych. , MSc (University of Manchester). What is stigma?. Stigma . can be traced back to early Greek society, where . ILLNESS. It is dangerous to be different. Dr. . Adenike. . Jesusanmi. MB:BS, . MRCPsych. , MSc (University of Manchester). What is stigma?. Stigma . can be traced back to early Greek society, where . What does the word “stigma” mean?. Defining . S. tigma. A distinguishing mark or characteristic that is seen as negative by society.. A mark or sign of disgrace. An attribute which is deeply discrediting. Celia Tennant, Inspiring Scotland, . Chair PADS Communities subgroup . Context. Stigma continues to be a pervasive issue. Role of PADS communities sub group. Addressing stigma in relation to substance misuse . By: . Dillan. , Mike, . david. , . david. s. . zion. , . tenika. , . olivia. , . noah. , and riley.. #. Standtogether. Stand together is an project through Pittsburgh . Cares . a local non profit organization . raised, . the result of which means people are less willing to disclose and therefore unable to get the support they may need.. Empathy through Content. Recognising Talent & . Ability. Accessibility . PRESENTATION . BY. SR.CAROLINE RUKUNGA. INTRODUCTION. Definitions. Stigma is a powerful social process of devaluing people or groups based on a real or perceived difference—such as gender, age, sexual orientation, behavior, or ethnicity, health status etc.. Two New Measures. . Jason B. . Luoma. , Ph.D.. RCTs are not enough. Data on outcomes for ACT targeting substance misuse have started to emerge. Outcome data are not enough. We need to know . how. an intervention results in change, not simply . Autism stigma and its links with ethnicity and culture Dr Chris Papadopoulos University of Bedfordshire What is stigma? The term ‘stigma’ originally comes from the Greek word ‘ stig ’ which means “a mark, dot, puncture”. Ancient Greeks used it to highlight slaves or anyone of inferior social status. S elf - mpact of fear of being stigmatized Lillis, J. 1 , Thomas, J.G. 1 , Levin, M.E. 2 , & Wing, R.R. 1 1 Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/The Agenda. Key definitions and ideas of stigma (. lecture. ). Effects of stigma on women’s wellbeing (. lecture. ). Stigma and abortion providers (. lecture. ). Locating stigma in our physical space (.