PPT-“Happy in my own skin”: Impact of anti-stigma interventions on people living

Happy in my own skin Impact of antistigma interventions on people living with HIV in Toronto Canada Presented by Christian Hui amp Henry Luyombya July 19 2016 Durban South Africa Authors JP Wong. 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 . Dr. Mike Condra. condram@queensu.ca. Queen’s University. Agenda. Free Association Activity. What is Stigma and how can we recognize it?. Two types of Stigma. The Impact of Self-Stigma. How a Peer Mentor Can Help to lessen the impact of Self-Stigma. 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. Great Minds @ Work. Webinar Series:. Presented By. Mike Hudson. Washington Business . Alliance. A Little Personal Perspective…. . GM@W Mission:. . Great Minds @ Work: (1) Making the business case for hiring people with behavioral health challenges. (2) Aiding job seekers with behavioral health challenges return to work. (3) . 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 . 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 (. 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