No2stigma is founded on the
principle that every individual, whatever their gender, colour, religion, race,
state of physical or mental health, has a right to live free of stigma and
discrimination
OUR AIMS
1 in 4 people are affected by mental health problems. Nevertheless, stigma and discrimination against psychological problems and illness persist, often preventing a person from seeking the help they need. The mentally ill are frequently confronted by fear and prejudice born of ignorance. Our primary aim is to destigmatise mental illness and eliminate discrimination.
Our objectives support the Government’s Mental Health National Service Framework. Standard One states:
Health and social services should promote mental health for all by working with individuals and communities to combat discrimination against individuals and groups with mental health problems. Thus, promoting their social inclusion …
Department of Health 2001:11
Our objectives support the Government’s Mental Health National Service Framework. Standard One states:
Health and social services should promote mental health for all by working with individuals and communities to combat discrimination against individuals and groups with mental health problems. Thus, promoting their social inclusion …
Department of Health 2001:11
HOW DO WE ADDRESS STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION?
Some core beliefs:
Our approach is premised on belief that destigmatisation of mental illness is most effective at the personal level. We work with groups of individuals to challenge their values and perceptions, and use a simple before and after exposure to the workshop tool for self-evaluation to measure change in attitude. We have evolved our model over 10 years, and seek now to roll it out on a larger scale.
By bringing together our respective experience the fields of psychiatric medicine and education, we are able to offer a range of personalised services for health professionals, the public and educational bodies. We aim to achieve this by:
- Stigmatisation is an inevitable product of group living, it is in our human nature to categorise things.
- Mental illness is not exempt from this process.
- Failure to engage in dialogue and to reflect exacerbates stigmatisation.
- We believe that the best way to confront it is by using the principles of Median Groups, which address the social context in which stigma occurs.
Our approach is premised on belief that destigmatisation of mental illness is most effective at the personal level. We work with groups of individuals to challenge their values and perceptions, and use a simple before and after exposure to the workshop tool for self-evaluation to measure change in attitude. We have evolved our model over 10 years, and seek now to roll it out on a larger scale.
By bringing together our respective experience the fields of psychiatric medicine and education, we are able to offer a range of personalised services for health professionals, the public and educational bodies. We aim to achieve this by:
- developing knowledge of issues relating to mental illness, thereby
- enabling better understanding of mental health problems, in order to
- destigmatise mental illness, and hence
- reduce and eventually eliminate discrimination against those with mental illness