This 2016 report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine reviewed evidence on how best to counter negative stigmatizing attitudes towards people with substance use disorders or mental health conditions. The report summarizes the evidence review and provides recommendations for successful stigma change campaigns, how best to encourage people to seek treatment and services, and how to develop a research agenda for further efforts. The PDF of the report is available through the link below and at the National Academies’s website: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23442/ending-discrimination-against-people-with-mental-and-substance-use-disorders.
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Ending Descrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change
A 2016 report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine that reviewed evidence on how best to counter negative stigmatizing attitudes towards people with substance use disorders or mental health conditions