Social Change Project: Eradicating Social Stigma towards Mental Health

How can we Break the Stigma 🫂?

According to the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (2021), there are seven things you can do to help eliminate stigma:

1. Recognize the facts. Learn as much as you can about mental diseases.

2. Be conscious of your thoughts and actions. Examine your prejudicial thinking, shaped by your upbringing and society.

3. Choose your words with caution. The way we speak has an impact on how others see us.

4. Strive to educate others. Disseminate facts and encourage positive attitudes; debunk myths and stereotypes.

5. Concentrate on the positive. Addictions and mental disorders are only a tiny component of a person's overall image.

6. People need to be supported. Treat everyone with dignity and respect, and give encouragement and support.

7. Practice inclusivity. It is illegal to refuse anyone with particular health problems employment or services.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49mfPFTZsHs

Break the Stigma https://childrenscolorado.org/stigmaIt’s not always easy to tell others that your child has challenges managing their thoughts or feelings. And it might not ...

What is Social Stigma 🗣?

Social stigma is a negative and often unfair attitude associated with a person or group, often condemning or shaming them for a perceived deficiency or difference in their existence. Stigma often roots from a lack of understanding or misconception about something, such as misleading media representations of mental illnesses. Typically, social stigma comes in three different forms: public (shame from society), self (self-deprecation), and institutional (limited opportunities in the community).

What is the Current State of the Mental Health Sector in the Philippines 🏥?

Although mental health is one of the Philippines’ top health crises, talking about it is still considered taboo in the Filipino culture. Furthermore, the mental health sector remains underfunded despite the alarming number of cases, which continue to rise each day.

What is Mental Health 🧠?

Mental health refers to our overall emotional, psychological, and social welfare; it may influence how we think, feel, act, and deal with life in general. Like any other aspect of our well-being, our mind can also get sick – certain circumstances may cause us to develop mental health illnesses or disorders. Thus, like how we tend to ourselves when we get physically ill, we should make sure that we treat our minds the same by properly addressing our mental health issues and taking the necessary steps to recovery. Because, like any other disease, neglecting it would only make it worse. Your mental health issues may not be your fault, but it is your responsibility to acknowledge, learn, grow, and heal from them.