Alastair Campbell on the stigma of mental health
Alastair Campbell talks about the stigma and discrimination attached to mental health and how the NHS must lead the way in improving conditions for patients
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Jacqueline Wilkinson | 15-Jun-2009 10:30 pm
Alastair, makes a good point but some mental health trusts have not signed up to the Time to Change Campaign either. Many people experience stigma and discrimination within the NHS because of their mental illness when receiving treatment for other things. Also often people with mental health problems can be very anxious about going into hospital and should get support and help to go rather than keep putting off appointments.
Support the Time to change campaign and look at where you work and how your services treat people with mental health problems and do staff understand the problems for people with mental health problems.
1 in 4 people have mental health problems so that's at least 25% of patients!
If you work in a mental health trust start asking the question 'Why haven't we already signed up?'Do you want to help your service users have better lives and not have to face stigma and discrimination and all that goes with that!
I know how it feels as a service user and seeing others confidence and self esteem repeatedly damaged by the hurt caused by stigma and discrimination. It is hard enough coping and managing a mental health problem without people's prejudices to deal with.
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Elizabeth Maitland | 22-Jul-2009 6:49 pm
Why are people still going on about 1 in 4 people having Mental Health problems? We know that when everyone recognizes they have a mental health problem only then will the stigma and discrimination stop. Also compulsion is bound to increase fear and so lead to stigma. We have to realize that everyone should have a chance to choose their own treatment or to use CARAT (Complementary Alternative Remedies and Therapies)
Lizzie J. Maitland
Project Leader of RECOVERY
FINDING WAYS TO MENTAL HEALTH
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