PPT-STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION

PRESENTATION BY SRCAROLINE RUKUNGA INTRODUCTION Definitions Stigma is a powerful social process of devaluing people or groups based on a real or perceived differencesuch as gender age sexual orientation behavior or ethnicity health status etc. Amy C Watson, PhD. acwatson@gmail.com. Overview. Approaches to challenging public stigma. The message matters. Stigma and key groups. A targeted model of stigma change. Corrigan’s TLC3 Model of Strategic Stigma Change. 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.. April 2, 2009. (NACP Logo). 1. Country Context and Status. HIV sentinel . sero. - prevalence = 5.4% (2007). Demographic and Health Survey prevalence = 1.5% (2007) [men – 1.2% ; women 1.8%]. Higher in Urban areas – 2.5%. 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 . Strategies . for . Integrated Care Settings. Gretchen Grappone, LICSW. Marty . Boldin. , LICSW, MLADC, LCS, CPS. Gretchen Grappone, LICSW. ggrappone@atlasresearch.us. Trainer and consultant in VA Medical Centers, civilian . 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. A HISTORICAL THESIS. By: Edith Gonzalez. California State University, Long Beach. May 2012. Introduction. People who have mental illness encounter various challenges that complicate their lives caused from stigma on mental illness, such as lack of social support, housing, employment, and affecting their mental health treatment (. Brandon Brown, PhD. UCR SOM. Department of Social Medicine and Population Health. Outline. HIV Background. HIV stigma. N. ew epidemics. Positive outlook. zero . new HIV infections. zero. discrimination. 2. Symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism . is a . micro-level . theory based on the idea that people act in accordance with shared meanings, orientations, and assumptions. Herbert . Blumer. twitterverse. Miriam Y. Vega, PhD. Latino Commission on AIDS. & . SPSSI UN NGO. Abstract: . TUAD0301. Reaching a World Without AIDS: What About . Stigma?. Numerous biomedical advances the last few years.. 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. This leaet has been produced by Time to Change, an anti-stigma campaign run by the leading mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness in England.For more information about the Global LAWRENCE YANG, PH.D.. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. R01 MH096027-01 .